Job ID
2447145_pl355
Date posted
04/01/2026
Social Work Educator, CORE BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, BC
What you'll do - Plan, develop, implement, evaluate and modify educational strategies, programs, curriculum and materials related to Social Work theory, interventions, skills and competencies based on clinical evidence, policy, literature and resources and education theory for Social Work staff. Work in collaboration with Allied Health Practice Leaders and Education leaders to identify specific Social Work learning needs. Ensure content reflects up to date, evidence-based and wise practices.
- Provide training to Social Work staff and students for implementation of profession specific and inter-professional regional and provincial clinical practice guidelines. Use change management techniques to introduce and guide staff through the use of new social work practices, to ensure efficient, clinically effective and safe implementation. Evaluate education effectiveness and learning outcomes by determining whether clinical objectives have been achieved and assessing whether learning has occurred that results in demonstration of best practices. Provide formal feedback related to the clinical competency through documentation review and case consultation.
- Deliver, maintain, and coordinate new staff orientation for social workers and social work students to ensure staff are familiar with Social Work practice standards, clinical guidelines, legislation, professional practice resources, education materials and modules. Identify, update, and revise existing orientation education on an ongoing basis to ensure information is accurate and up to date. Monitor and ensure orientation is completed within the designed timeframe.
- Deliver learner-centered education to social workers and social work students following orientation by teaching, coaching, role modeling, mentoring, and/or facilitating education and learning sessions on clinical practice topics in face to face and electronic mediums. Develop and review instructional materials. Plan and schedule educational activities, maintain records of staff instruction and monitors effectiveness of training methods through staff feedback.
- Act as a clinical role model and resource for staff by consulting with staff on complex professional practice issues, role modeling clinical expertise when performing professional activities and provides professional advice and support to enhance clinical problem solution. Review and evaluate technical literature/material and incorporates findings into educational content. Consult with other professionals, attend relevant educational programs as directed to maintain knowledge of current developments and contribute to the improvement of services. Actively promote continuous learning among staff.
What you bring Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.
- Four (4) years' recent, related broad Social Work experience in a variety of practice areas and experience in mentoring, teaching, knowledge translation, creating educational materials, implementing education strategies or providing leadership, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within healthcare settings. This involves recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BCCH contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, BC Human Rights Code, Anti-racism Data Act and how they intersect across the health care system.
Core Competencies
- Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated leadership in breaking down barriers and ensuring an environment of belonging. Embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility into all aspects of work. This means creating an environment where Indigenous patients feel respected, valued, and understood. Foster trust through respectful communication, active listening, and honoring equity-deserving people's perspectives on health and wellness. Commit to ongoing education and training on Indigenous health issues, cultural safety, and DEI principles. Participate in workshops, cultural immersion experiences, and continuous professional development to stay informed and responsive to equity-deserving groups. Provide patient-centred care that respects Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, respects BIPOC experiences and world views ensuring that care plans are culturally relevant and holistic.
- Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).
Skills & Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of organization policies, legislation, procedures, and standards of care. Comprehensive knowledge of social work theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
- Broad knowledge of the established provincial standards of practice and guidelines for Registered Social Workers.
- General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
- Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
- Demonstrated ability to promote Psychological Health and Safety within the workplace.
- Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
- Broad knowledge of education theory, including knowledge of adult education, learning principles and education strategies.
- Broad knowledge of virtual technology-based learning and with spreadsheet and database skills.
- Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and construct effective and dynamic education modules and materials and utilize knowledge translation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, facilitate and teach.
- Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
- Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.
Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time (until August 31, 2026)
Wage: $47.31 - $59.10/hour
Location: 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 2N9
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 0830 - 1630
Requisition # 196933E
