Position Summary
We are hiring for Casual Registered Social Workers to join our team in Kelowna. Our department provides social work services seven days a week with varying hours that include daytime, evening, and weekend shifts. This is a very busy role where you could be supporting acute care, community, long-term care, primary care and mental health clients.
We welcome applications from graduates from accredited BSW and MSW programs with open availability for shifts. Registration with the BC College of Social Workers is a requirement.
Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Days of Work: Any day as needed
Shift times/Hours of work: 08:00 to 16:00, 15:00 to 00:55, 10:00 to 17:15
What we offer:
We are one of Canada's Top 100 employers and offer welcoming workplaces with a range of benefits and policies to support you at every stage of your career.
About the role:
The Social Worker provides comprehensive assessment, care planning and treatment coordination for designated clients and their families. Working collaboratively with other health care providers and the multidisciplinary team, the Social Worker provides direct psychosocial care, counseling and group work, system navigation and advocacy, education and linkage to relevant specialized complex care resources while facilitating client self management. The Social Worker is responsible for providing and developing social work services to maintain or improve the health and social well-being and functioning of the identified population.
About us:
We are committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work-life balance are promoted within the team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in our region.
About this location:
Kelowna is a vibrant and fast-growing city that offers so much for professionals and families to enjoy. A wide array of shopping and business, dining options, golfing, tons of hiking and biking trails, amazing beaches on Okanagan Lake, and world-class winter sports. Live, work and play where others only vacation!
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited university
Two years recent related experience in a healthcare setting working with medically complex clients with concurrent disorders, or a combination of education, training and experience
Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
Current valid BC driver’s license
Comments
Interior Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to creating an environment free from discrimination. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience, and knowledge to enable us to provide high quality, accessible and culturally safe health services to everyone in the Interior Health region. We are committed to addressing existing inequities and barriers to achieving a diverse workforce, one that is representative of the communities we serve. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups.