Status: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Pacific Coast Apartments, Vancouver, BC
Start Date: August 15th, 2026
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm.
Salary Range: $44.85 to $51.45
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Program Manager, the Social Worker is responsible for the delivery of trauma- informed care for people who may have or have experienced homelessness; severe addictions, mental illness, or concurrent disorders; trauma; family, cultural and community disconnection; involvement with the criminal justice or forensic system; physical health and behavioral issues. The social worker is responsible overseeing recovery oriented goal, group and program planning for a 68 unit supported housing building in Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver. Working with program staff and a peer specialist the social worker will be responsible for conducting psychoeducational groups and providing individual client support utilizing therapeutic modalities such as CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing and trauma recovery.
Job Qualifications *
• Bachelor's degree of Social Work from an accredited University;
• registration with the BC College of Social Workers required
• a minimum of three (3) years' experience in a similar setting with a mental health or addictions related agency;
• a valid First Aid Certificate ("Emergency First Aid - Community Care" or equivalent)
• WHMIS certificate
• A Ministry of Justice criminal records check required if hired.
Knowledge/Abilities:
• Knowledge of issues facing persons with a psychiatric disability or substance use issue, particularly as related to meeting client needs of finances, legal/criminal justice involvement, family supports, housing, and advocacy.
• Thorough understanding of the Mental Health Act.
• Experience in tracking and reporting outcome measures.
• Experience in collaborating with community case managers, housing providers, and other agencies to determine the effective utilization of available resources
• Experience in therapeutic group development and facilitation skills
• Case management experience. • Understanding of recovery principles, including strengths-based case management
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of the team.
• Knowledge of CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing and trauma recovery
• Knowledge of mental illness, substance use issues, psychosocial rehabilitation principles, and therapeutic modalities.
Some of the Benefits we Offer- 100% employer-paid benefits for employees and their families.
- Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Group Life, Massage therapy, Physiotherapy, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies.
- General sick-leave accruals.
- Long-term disability programs.Short-term disability programs available to exempt positions only.
- 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year.
- 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program, which includes personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching. In addition, Coast provides a cognitive behavioural therapy program (CBT abilities program) and Headversity for managing a variety of life issues and includes self-paced therapeutic support.
- Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire. More information can be found at:https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca.
***For any unionized positions, current/internal Coast employees must apply within seven (7) days of the posting date withtheir internal UKG account (using their Coast email address), in order to be considered as an internal applicant. Current/internal Coast employees who apply to a unionized position using an external account (or email), or after the seven (7) day deadline will be considered an external candidate. In this case, seniority will not be considered.***
