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Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $44.85 - $56.02 / hour
Job Summary

We are currently hiring for a Relief Full Time Social Worker to join our Social Work team at Surrey Memorial Hospital located in Surrey, B.C. This position is available until approximately August 2026 or until the return of the incumbent.    

 

Why Surrey BC?

 

Surrey, British Columbia, is a vibrant growing city that combines modern living with natural beauty and a strong farming history. Surrey is not just a place to live—it’s a place to thrive. Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is one of B.C.’s largest and busiest hospitals, offering advanced care in emergency, maternity, pediatrics and mental health, and is the largest of three regional hospitals in Fraser Health’s integrated network of care. Serving a rapidly growing population, it’s a vital hub in the Fraser Health region, providing high-quality, specialized services to communities across the Lower Mainland.

 

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

 

• Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• Maternity top-up (eligibility requirements to qualify)
• 50% subsidy on TransLink passes

 

   *Eligibility based on employment status    

 

 

 We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

 

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Detailed Overview

Reporting clinically to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work and administratively to the Manager, Clinical Services, provides basic therapeutic clinical counseling services to patients and families in the assigned clinical specialty area; conducts basic social work assessments of patients and families using a variety of assessment tools in accordance with professional standards, clinical policies and practices and provides consultation to patient, families and healthcare professionals; provides leadership to the interdisciplinary team in care planning for the effective utilization of patient resources and participates as a member of local committees and planning bodies to identify areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance patient care services and reduce gaps in service; participates, in in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and support groups and participates in research activities.

ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an approved school of Social Work, plus one year recent, related acute care clinical experience.

Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.

Skills and Abilities

• Basic knowledge and understanding emotional and mental health issues related to illness, injury, patient and family cultural dynamics
• Basic counseling skills including crisis counseling, brief therapeutic interventions and loss and grief applicable to patients, families and other support networks
• Ability to provide consultation to patients, families and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to develop, coordinate and deliver in-services, presentations and support groups
• Ability to provide leadership to the interdisciplinary team in care planning and effective utilization of available resources
• Ability to make effective referrals, reflecting in-depth knowledge of community resources and strong collaborative skills in working with community health and social agency personnel
• Ability to effectively work independently and with others, including working effectively in a multicultural environment as part of a multidisciplinary team and understanding the frameworks of other disciplines
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with patients, families, staff and community agency personnel
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment
• Ability to operate related equipment including related software applications
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
 
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
 
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
 
Together, we are the heart of health care.
 
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