If you’re a Community Health Worker looking for a meaningful career move - and a change in lifestyle - Island Health welcomes you. As an essential member of the healthcare team, your expertise plays a critical role in delivering safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care every day. Join a team that values your knowledge, recognizes the impact of your work, and invests in your professional growth.
This is a casual role for a Community Health Worker at Pender Island Health Unit (PIHU) on Pender Island, BC.
What You’ll Do
As a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, the Community Health Worker provides personal care assistance and support to clients and their caregivers/families to promote and maximize independence in the home setting, including assistance with activities of daily living and delegated tasks, as directed and in accordance with established plans of care.
Travel may be a requirement of this position. Transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of the Vancouver Island Health Authority in accordance with the service assignment and may require the use of a personal vehicle and valid BC Driver's License.
What You’ll Need to Apply
- Home Support/Resident Care Attendant/Health Care Assistant Certificate from a recognized post-secondary program; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Current registration and in good standing with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
- Food Safe Certificate.
- Valid BC driver's license.
What We Offer
At Island Health, healthcare professionals can build long-term careers supported by competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, internal mobility, and opportunities across urban, community, and rural practice settings throughout Vancouver Island.
- Competitive salary: $29.76 - $31.64 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision.
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
You shouldn’t have to choose between meaningful work and quality of life. Apply today and find more connection and balance here.
Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples. As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous-specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
Pay: $29.76-$31.64 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
