Come work as a Team Leader, Primary Care (Social Worker) with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) on the Primary Care Support team in North Vancouver, BC. Within the context of a client and family-centred framework and continuum based care model and in accordance with established standards of professional practice and the vision and values of the organization, including Indigenous Cultural Safety, cultural humility and anti-racism principles, the Team Leader, Primary Care (Social Work) oversees and coordinates the delivery/daily activities of designated programs/areas. Promotes interdisciplinary practice and fosters a safe environment for staff and clients.

Provides leadership for the delivery of a service, working in partnership with the organizational resource areas, including Professional Practice, Clinical Education, Clinical Quality and Safety, and other organizational key partners, to ensure a high standard of care founded in best practice and standards of care. Provides supervision to staff which may include Concurrent Disorders Clinicians, Clinical Counselors, Care Coordinators and/or support staff such as Community Liaison Workers and Clinical Support Attendants. Provides continuous communications, conflict resolution, performance recognition, coaching, performance management, safe work environment, facilitates client transitions, and manages workload and staffing issues.

Maintains a clinical caseload, plans and implements social work services by conducting social and psychosocial assessments; participating with clients, family, community support and interdisciplinary team in case management meetings and maintaining related client records. As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines,



and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks.

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

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Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers. Master of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.

Five (5) years recent related clinical experience working with individuals with mental health and/or primary care needs including two (2) years supervisory and/or leadership experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Driver's license and local area travel requiring the use of a vehicle may be required. Broad knowledge of systems thinking as it related to social work process.

Broad knowledge of case management and practice within a client and family centred care model for clients with complex health care needs.

Mental Health

Act, Adult Guardianship, Public Health Act as it relates to the rights and obligations of clients and staff. Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations. Knowledge of cultural diversity in youth and families, and culturally safe ways of engaging.

Demonstrated ability to apply systems theory to practice in Social Work assessment and intervention. Demonstrated ability to conduct social and psychosocial assessments. Demonstrated ability to model and foster a positive, collaborative, and respectful team working setting.

Demonstrated ability to provide clinical and administrative supervision and consultation. Demonstrated skills and ability to facilitate team building and to work both independently and collaboratively. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with clients and their families, colleagues, physician, and other health care staff, both one-on-one and in groups.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with community partners and with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and e-mail software. #

📌 Team LeaderB), Primary Care (Social Work) (Vancouver)
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
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