Hybrid – This position is located at 720 East Hastings Street and 6470 201 St, Langley, BC. It may also require travel to other locations in Metro Vancouver

Posting Period

October 16, 2026 - October 30, 2026

Job Description

The Health Connect program, a partnership between YWCA Metro Vancouver and YWCA Toronto, supports self-identified women newcomers and refugees in British Columbia and Ontario who are internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs). The program helps participants navigate the foreign credential recognition process, access tailored employment and wraparound supports, address barriers to labour market integration, and gain Canadian work experience in their intended healthcare fields.

The Career Advisor plays a key role in supporting participants by conducting individualized needs assessments, developing personalized action plans, identifying financial and training supports, and making referrals to services that reduce employment barriers. The role also includes providing career and employment counselling, guiding participants through foreign credential recognition resources, and supporting their successful integration into the Canadian healthcare workforce. The Career Advisor reports to and works under the guidance of the Health Connect Senior Manager.

What you’ll be doing:

- Deliver information sessions, disseminate information on the foreign credential recognition processes in Canada and recruit potential applicants
- Complete individual needs assessments and develop the IEHP’s action plan to determine financial wraparound support and skill gap training required, and identify barriers to their employment
- Provide employment support,



such as employment counselling and foreign credential recognition navigation
- Provide individualized financial wraparound supports
- Assist participants with resumes, cover letters, interview preparation, job search strategies, professional networking and labour market information
- Facilitate access to resources (e.g., language courses or other skills training), mentorship programs
- Track progress of participants, maintain participant records, provide post-job placement support, and adjust career plans as necessary
- Provide ongoing employment counselling services and localized employment supports, such as unpaid work experience, for participants who did not achieve suitable employment
- Follow-up post-employment to ensure successful integration into the health workforce
- Work closely with the job developer in areas including but not limited to employer partnerships, employer engagement focus groups, employer engagement training sessions, skills gap training, networking events and mentoring programs
- Facilitate workshops and develop workshop materials
- Other duties as required

What you’ll need:

- CCDP certification, or a relevant post-secondary degree, diploma or a combination of relevant education and experience




- Career advising and/or counselling experience and/or working with visible minority communities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to foster strong working relationships with internal staff, various partners and stakeholders to ensure cooperation and effective information flow between programs/departments
- Keen understanding of issues and barriers faced by women and newcomers to Canada
- Understanding of community resources and wraparound supports available to program participants
- Excellent computer skills (all Microsoft Applications), SharePoint, OneDrive, and LMS Knowledge
- Ability to coordinate and deliver meetings on Zoom video conferencing platform
- Robust Admin skills, record keeping, analytics and reporting
- Must be reliable, well-organized, detail-oriented, and have excellent follow-through skills
- Self-starter: the ability to take initiative, and maintain effective and professional work habits (i.e. prioritize, plan and manage work; punctuality) to produce timely and effective results
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- Must be able to work in person during office hours at the YWCA program location
- Able to work after hours and or weekends as required
- Able to commute between sites
- A second language will be considered an asset
- Healthcare experience and/or healthcare connections will be considered an asset
- A valid, clear criminal record check (including working with vulnerable populations) is required
- The YWCA Metro Vancouver's COVID-19 vaccination po

📌 Career Advisor, Health Connect (Canada)
🏢 YWCA BC
📍 Canada