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Posting Title

SPO 24 (Growth) - Resource Worker - Amended – Closing date extended

Position Classification

Social Program Officer R24 HTR

Union

GEU

Work Options

Hybrid

Location

Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 CA (Primary)

Salary Range

$78,386.35 - $100,522.85 annually, which includes a 1 Grid Market Adjustment* at growth and a 3 Grid Market Adjustment* at the full working level. Plus there is a $39.92 bi-weekly isolation allowance.

Close Date

10/15/2026

Job Type

Regular Full Time

Temporary End Date

11/1/2027

Ministry/Organization

BC Public Service -> Children & Family Development

Ministry Branch / Division

Service Delivery Division/MCFD/Smithers

The Team

The Smithers Resources Team is an established, collaborative team that helps ensure children and youth in care have access to secure, stable, and culturally appropriate caregiving options. Working closely with the child protection team, Indigenous partners, caregivers, service providers, and community organizations, the team is committed to strengthening relationships and ensuring client-focused service delivery. The team is passionate about supporting caregivers and improving outcomes for children, youth, and families while maintaining strong partnerships with Indigenous communities and service providers.

The Role

As a Resource Worker, you will recruit, assess, approve, and support foster caregivers while helping children and youth access safe, stable, and culturally responsive care. In this role you will contribute to positive outcomes for children and youth, support caregivers,



strengthen Indigenous partnerships, and help develop resources that create lasting impacts for families and communities. This position is based in Smithers and serves the Smithers and Hazelton areas. It offers a combination of community engagement, relationship-building, service coordination, and direct support to caregivers and resource providers. Regular travel within the service area is required.

Qualifications: Education and Experience Requirements

- Applicants may be considered who meet the preferred OR expanded credentials and experience requirements
- Preferred Credentials:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Social Work or in Child & Youth Care OR Master’s Degree in Educational Counselling Psychology/Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology with completion of a practicum in family and child welfare OR
- In-service Ministry of Children and Family Development employees who have a regular SPO 24-30 base position that requires delegation under the Child, Family and Community Services Act (CFCSA) OR
- A candidate may be considered equivalent when they are registered and a member in good standing with the BC College of Social Workers or has a letter from the College confirming that their application for registration has been approved.
- NOTE: If this education was obtained outside of Canada,



you need to confirm it has been assessed for equivalency through the International Credential Evaluation Services (ICES). You must provide a comprehensive report and the MCFD supplemental report by the closing date of this posting to be considered.

- Expanded Credentials:

- Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services field OR Bachelor’s Degree with a Major/Honors in a Human Services field OR Master’s level graduate Certificate/Diploma in a Human Services field AFTER the completion of an unrelated Bachelor’s Degree.
- PLUS, a minimum of one year of related OR job-specific work experience.
- Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.
- NOTE: If this education was obtained outside of Canada, you need to confirm it has been assessed for equivalency through the International Credential Evaluation Services (ICES). You must provide a basic report by the closing date of this posting to be considered.

- Human Services fields include: Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, Anthropology, Early Childhood Education, Indigenous Studies, Education, Theology or Nursing.

Preference may be given to applicants with the following:

- Preferred education credentials AND/OR in-service Ministry of Children and Family Development employees who hold a regular SPO 24-30 base position that requires delegation under the Child, Family and Community Services Act (CFCSA)
- Eligible for delegation under the Child, Family and Community Services Act (CFCSA).
- Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) with the required combination of education

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