Position Summary
We are hiring a permanent, part-time (0.80 FTE) registered Social Worker in the Castlegar’s Primary Care Network.
Days of work: Monday to Thursday
Shift times: 08:30 to 16:30
What we offer:
We provide a comprehensive, competitive, and people focused employment package, emphasizing wellness, growth, work–life balance, and long-term stability. Locations that qualify for Canada Student Loan Forgiveness.
About this position:
This is a primary care network social work position supporting the Castlegar Medical Clinic. As part of the Primary Care Network model, you will be integrated into a collaborative environment that is committed to community wellbeing and guided by respect, patience, and strong support for both patients and staff. The clinic provides family medicine and community based health services to individuals and families within Castlegar and the surrounding region.
In this role, you will provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, and treatment coordination for the clients and families you support. You’ll work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary PCN team to deliver direct psychosocial care, counseling, group work, system navigation, and advocacy. You will educate and empower clients, helping them build confidence in their own self management while also connecting them with the specialized and complex care resources they need. As a Social Worker, you play a key role in developing and delivering services that enhance the health, social well being, and overall functioning of the population you serve—making a meaningful and lasting impact in the community.
Hours and days of work and work location are subject to change. Access to a personal vehicle may be required.
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:
Castlegar is a family friendly small city in the West Kootenay region of B.C., located where the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers meet, offering a beautiful mountain landscape and abundant outdoor recreation. With a population just over 8,300, it serves as a regional hub for trade, transportation, and community services. The community blends natural beauty with cultural richness, shaped by the Sinixt Peoples, whose heritage remains influential today. Residents enjoy access to hiking, skiing, water activities, and a vibrant arts and cultural scene. Castlegar is also home to Selkirk College and a regional airport, contributing to a balanced lifestyle with both amenities and small town charm.
If you're inspired by collaborative rural practice and driven to empower clients toward healthier futures, we invite you to apply and join the Castlegar Medical Clinic team. Your work here will matter—every single day.
Reach out to us for more information careers@interiorhealth.ca
Qualifications
Bachelor’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.