About Family Caregivers
Family Caregivers of British Columbia (FCBC) is a registered non-profit charity dedicated 100% to supporting family and friend caregivers. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for family caregivers through support, information, and education. We provide leadership to strengthen the voice of family caregivers and the significance of their role. We believe deeply that our ability to fully serve all family caregivers rests on having a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse team who recognizes, appreciates, and respects individual differences. We build on each person’s strengths and talents to achieve our goals.
About the Role
The Caregiver Link Worker is a new position and works exclusively within the Caregiver Rx Social Prescribing Project, working collaboratively with the health and social sector to address a caregiver’s needs within the social determinants of health. Central to the role is the delivery of individualized support (by phone, virtual and in person), to address immediate practical concerns as well as ongoing needs that contribute to a caregiver’s physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. This includes providing emotional support, assistance with navigating health and social services, and connecting caregivers with community resources that address a wide range of needs, such as mental health, financial support, housing, social opportunities, exercise, and nutrition. The Caregiver Link Worker will build ongoing relationships with caregivers, co-create wellness plans, and use motivational interviewing and action planning to help caregivers meet their wellness goals. Reporting to and working closely with the Caregiver Rx Social Prescribing Project Lead, the Caregiver Link Worker will also play an integral role in developing and maintaining referral pathways into our program within the wider health and social care community.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications and Experience:
Location of Work: Victoria, BC at the FCBC office, with the potential to also work from home (hybrid).
Hours of Work: Typically working during our office hours Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM and occasionally after-hours for caregiver appointments or other FCBC activities.
Compensation: commensurate with experience in the range of $27 - $31 per hour.
Application Instructions:
If you believe that you are the right fit to take on the rewarding role of Caregiver Support Link Worker for the Family Caregivers of BC, please apply with both a resume and cover letter. This position will be open until filled.
Family Caregivers of BC is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. In this role you will need to communicate professionally and with sensitivity to diverse audiences’ needs, cultures and situations, and be open and able to develop new insights and skills to serve all caregivers - minority groups and vulnerable populations (e.g., LGBTQ2S+ communities, Indigenous peoples, rural and remote communities).
We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply.
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