Community Advocate - PWD

Community Advocate for DABC – Provincial Disability Assistance

Open
:
July 31, 2026

Closes
:
August 26th, 2026

Location
:
Vancouver, BC

Category
:
Community and Social Services Job

Type
:
Full-time

Salary
: $58,000

Since 1977, Disability Alliance BC (DABC) has been a provincial, cross disability voice in British Columbia. We are a non‑profit, charitable organization that champion issues impacting the lives of people with disabilities. Our mission is to promote a more inclusive and equitable society for people with all disabilities through direct services, community partnerships, systemic advocacy, research, and publications. through our direct services, community partnerships, advocacy, research and publications.

Since 1989, DABC’s Advocacy Access Program has been a place of support, information and one‑to‑one assistance for people with all disabilities. Each year, our advocates assist hundreds of people in‑house to apply for and appeal the denial of provincial (known as PWD) and federal (Canada Pension Plan – Disability) disability benefits. We help hundreds more over the phone and by email.

We also support other organizations across BC to assist people with disabilities through our workshops and publications.

DABC is seeking a Community Advocate to join our Advocacy Access Team. The Advocate will be responsible for individual and community advocacy relating to provincial disability benefits (known as PWD).

• Assist people with disabilities with applications and appeals relating to provincial disability (Persons with Disabilities and Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers)
• Facilitate workshops/webinars about provincial disability benefits for community organizations, people with disabilities, healthcare professionals, and other interested individuals and groups
• Be a resource for community advocates and individuals on policy and legislation governing disability assistance in BC

• Have a minimum 2 years combined post‑secondary education and/or applicable work experience
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate complex concepts in plain language
• Be able to work effectively with people with disabilities from a client centered approach
• Be self‑motivated, adaptable, and able to work effectively with a team
• Have strong analytical and research skills
• Have excellent organizational skills
• Be computer literate and proficient with word‑processing software including the Microsoft Office Suite
• Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive client information

• Experience with provincial disability benefits (PWD/PPMB)
• Experience in the non‑profit sector
• Background in law, social work, or a related field
• Lived experience with a disability and/or supporting people with disabilities
• Experience with legal research
• Understanding of anti‑oppression principles

Salary
: $58,000 per year

• 15 days of paid vacation annually o 18 days of paid sick leave annually
• 100% of the cost of extended health and dental care benefit premiums
• 2 weeks of paid time off during DABC’s annual holiday office closure in December
• Generous health spending account

This position is full‑time for 5 days per week at 8 hours a day (including 1 hour as a paid lunch break) and is a hybrid work opportunity; the successful candidate may be required to work at the Downtown Vancouver office two or three days a week, and at home the rest of the time. The position may also require occasional travel to other BC communities.

During your initial training, you will be required to be in the office 5 days a week until successful completion of training.

The position is located in downtown Vancouver, on the traditional, ancestral and stolen lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil‑Waututh) peoples.

Please note, the DABC office will be moving to 41st and Cambie area by approximately at the end of 2026/beginning of 2027.

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