Vancouver Coastal Health Looking for Early Childhood Clinician at Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

Come work as a Early Childhood Clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Early Childhood Clinician to join the team at the Richmond Hospital in Richmond, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Early Childhood Clinician you will:

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary community team, provides professional therapeutic services for families with children 0 – 5 years.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health and psychosocial assessments and provide therapeutic services such as dyadic, individual and group counseling, psychodynamic therapy for families, play therapy, psycho-education and intervention.
• Provide treatment and liaise with community partners, in conjunction with family’s identified needs.
• Coordinate care using a supportive case management approach develop, implement and maintain comprehensive treatment plans.
• Initiate and participate in case conferences/meetings with client and family and participates in the collaborative process of developing and adjusting treatment plans.
• Provide information to families and the general public; consults with other health providers and liaises with preschools, Ministry of Children and Family Development, physicians, community agencies and others.
• Participate in committees, community initiatives, team meetings, continuing education and engages team planning and quality improvement initiatives.

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 the current Public Health Orders, as of October 5, 2023, all employees working for Vancouver Coastal Health must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have received a single dose of the most-recent, updated COVID-19 vaccine. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

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 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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our goals of creating a great place to work and delivering exceptional care. We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.

We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2023.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling or other relevant health related discipline.
• Three (3) years’ post Master’s recent related experience working with infants and children utilizing a psychodynamic therapy model within a mental health setting or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Drivers License. Local area travel may require the use of a personal vehicle.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of early childhood development, child and infant mental illness, and current trends.
• Comprehensive knowledge of diagnostic assessment of infants and children.
• Comprehensive knowledge of psychodynamic, psychotherapeutic and group therapy techniques.
• Broad knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to children and families.
• Broad knowledge of community resources, service mandates, and referral guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues, physicians, school counselors, clients and their families, students, and other service providers in health and social services, both one-on-one and in groups.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport with preschool children and their families in order to explore issues that are beyond the initial presented concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with complex development behavioral issues.
• Demonstrated listening and information seeking skills that promote communication and lead to a cooperative approach to problem solving within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, organize work and meet deadline.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and e-mail software.