Finding Jobs

You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily, the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and, in The Province on Sundays.

BC’s Provincial Health Authorities

BC’s health authorities provide community programs in all BC regions (acute care hospitals, mental health, public health, addictions, and home and community care services).

When you browse job advertisements, you’ll find a range of different job titles that are relevant.

For social workers, look for these related job titles (from NOC and the Board of Registration for Social Workers in BC):

• Registered Social Worker
• Addiction Social Worker
• Case Management Consultant – Social Work
• Caseworker – Social Work
• Child Welfare Social Worker
• Clinical Social Worker
• Family Social Worker
• Mental Health Worker/Counselor
• Geriatric Social Worker
• School Social Worker
• Social Casework Consultant

You can use directories to produce lists of employers who work in the social work sector in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland. Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring.

Instructions for using Reference Canada (see link to external resource listed below):

• Click on “Start Search” beside Canadian Businesses, then select the “Advanced Search” button.
• Select both “Keyword/SIC/NAICS” under Business Type and “City” under Geography.
• In the top search box enter “social worker” and click SEARCH.
• Select the appropriate headings.
• Lower down, select the Province, choose the cities, and click the “View Results” button.

NOTE: You can access this database from a Library computer. If you are using a computer from outside the Library, you will need a Vancouver Public Library card to login to this database. After clicking on the database name, you will be asked to enter your library card number and PIN (usually last four digits of your telephone number).