Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker; Social Services Diploma/Health Care Worker Certificate
Job in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for:
Vancouver Coastal Health
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-02
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Mental Health, Community Health
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 29.83 CAD Hourly
CAD
29.83
HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker (Social Services Diploma/Health Care Worker Certificate)
Salary Details
The salary range for this position is CAD $29.83/Hr.
- CAD $29.83/Hr.
Job Summary
Come work as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking for a Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker to join our BC Psychosis Program at UBC Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!
A primary goal of the tertiary mental health program is to 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.
As a Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker at VCH you will:
Provide comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation services within a recovery framework.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 day-to-day 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 update own knowledge.About UBC Hospital
Join our caring community at UBC Hospital, located on the beautiful University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Surrounded by lush forest on three sides and ocean on the fourth, UBCH is located in a growing community. It is within walking distance to many beaches and Pacific Spirit Park which offers a network of trails contained in more than 750 hectares of forest.
With its ideal location on the west side of the city, the population on this vibrant campus is growing exponentially. As its own mini-city within itself, UBC has its fair share of local restaurants and cafes, grocery stores, recreation sites, new real estate developments, three new schools (elementary and high school) being built and even its own Fire and RCMP departments.
Many people and families call this unique location home.
About the BC Psychosis Program at UBC Hospital (UBCH)
The BC Psychosis Program at UBC Hospital (UBCH) provides unique, highly specialized inpatient services to patients who require treatments for psychotic illness when other treatment approaches have been ineffective or partially effective. The expected length of stay is four to six months.
Qualifications
Education, Training & 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.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…
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