Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker

Come work as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker in Powell River BC with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking for a Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker to join our team at in Sechelt BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Mental Health Rehabilitaiton Worker at VCH you will:

• Work as a member of an interdisciplinary tertiary mental health team to provide comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation services within a recovery framework.
• Successfully support individuals in returning to the community through increasing functional skills and abilities reducing the positive and negative symptoms of psychiatric illness increasing coping strategies to mitigate treatment resistant psychiatric symptoms minimizing challenging behaviours increasing social interconnections and improving physical health and wellness.
• Provide support to the recovery of individuals living with severe and persistent mental illnesses who require resources beyond the scope of secondary mental health services due to the intensity complexity or intractability of their symptoms.
• Provide a variety of daytoday physical emotional and social supports advocacy life skills assistance and support to access resources to individuals with complex severe and persistent mental illnesses.
• Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to assist in the development of individualized rehabilitative treatment plans.
• Contribute to the overall evaluation of the client.
• Observe and monitor clients progress symptoms and behavioural changes and report significant observations.
• Establish maintain and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect.
• Promote independence for client while supporting them with activities of daily living such as personal care including bathing grooming dressing oral hygiene toileting needs perineal care and incontinence supply changes; community appointments/errands/activities; and meal planning and preparation.
• Assist in maintaining a safe environment for clients and the team.
• Participate in team meetings engage in team planning and quality improvement activities and maintain and updates own knowledge.

ABOUT SECHELT BC

Sechelt is located on the traditional territories of the shshlh (Sechelt) Nation and is approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver. It is accessible from the mainland by a 40minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale followed by a 25minute drive along Highway 101 also know as the Sunshine Coast Highway. This charming seaside community is know for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for outdoor activities including sightseeing boating diving camping and mountain biking. There are also several municipal parks plenty of eateries locally owned shops boutiques and galleries and a golf course. Imagine a lifestyle where you are only a short walk or bike ride to work you go home for lunch and you are home again in time for an activity or go for a hike AND watch the sunset all before dinner. That is what Sechelt has to offer you!

ABOUT SECHELT HOSPITAL

Sechelt Hospital is an acute care 46bed facility located in Sechelt British Columbia and serves over 30000 residents of the Lower Sunshine Coast. Sechelt Hospital provides a full range of services to the community including Emergency care Renal programcommunity dialysis units Mental Health and Substance Use Services surgical services birthing for lowrisk pregnancies and imaging services.

Education Training and Experience

• Grade 12 Social Services Diploma or Certificate from a recognized Health Care Worker educational program such as Health Care Support Worker Certificate Certificate in Community Mental Health Human Service Worker Certificate or Addictions Worker Certificate plus two (2) years experience working in a psychiatric setting with individuals who have complex mental health and addictions issues or other qualifications determined to be reasonable and relevant to the level of work.
• Successful candidates may be required to successfully complete a Food Safe certification course if applicable to the designated program during their orientation/qualifying period in order to be deemed to have successfully passed their qualifying period.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize the work
• Ability to operate related equipment.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy all health care workers working in publiclyfunded 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. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH

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 employerpaid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports including counselling critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Awardwinning recognition programs to honour staff medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices diverse teams and inclusive environments which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equitydeserving communities including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of BCs Top Employers Canadas Best Diversity Employers and Canadas Top Employers for Young People in 2025.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.