Community Support Worker jobs in Kelowna, BC

Are you looking for an opportunity to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of your community? Do you want to be able to give back and help families find the right care they need to support their loved ones? Are you a leader who would love to lead Caregivers in a team environment? Are you an experienced Licensed Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or come from a strong health care background? Do you bring to your work both integrity and desire to have a greater impact? Are you friendly, approachable, patient and love working with older adults? Are you looking for an organization that treats you like family, with flexible work options and personal development opportunities and benefits?

Right at Home is one of the largest and most sought-after home care organizations globally over the past 30 years. Right at Home operates 60 offices in Canada that offer a wide range of exceptional in-home care services, such as personal care, companionship, dementia care, nursing care and palliative care.

We are looking for our next leadership addition in the unique role of Care Planner / Community Relations Manager. This role works with families in the community, understanding care options, completing client assessments, building Care Plans and hiring and nurturing care staff. This role also supports community engagement, local brand awareness, business development in the Okanagan region including the key centres of Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon.

Primary Responsibilities as Care Planner

· Conducting client assessments and developing Care Plans, including in-home assessments in the Okanagan region

· Acting as a resource to client families

· Spearheading the Care Team assembly

· Participate in the hiring team and supervision of caregiving staff

· Supervising, managing and motivating the Care Team members

· Relationship development with Caregivers, clients and their families.

· Engage directly with the Right at Home management team, business development representatives, and other staff as an integral part of the company’s goal to continue to be Canada’s leader in the delivery of family-funded home health care services

· Leading team in collaboration with Care Coordinators and Schedulers.

· Assist in achieving an exceptional experience for the Caregivers within our Right at Home system through warm, positive communication, encouragement, inclusiveness and leadership.

· Be an excellent Brand Ambassador for Right at Home

Community Relations

· Participate as part of a Team effort and help foster new clients and growth in the overall business.

· Schedule and conduct meetings with various referral sources in the community to develop business opportunities, expand footprint within the Community.

· Conduct exceptional follow-up to your referral source meetings and meaningfully grow those relationships.

· Monitor and attend relevant community events for community-awareness opportunities.

· Candidate should be confident and comfortable in public speaking and presentations in group settings.

Essential Functions

· Travel across the Okanagan region is an expected and anticipated part of your role. Conducting meetings, consultations, and engagements will happen anywhere within the broad region.

· Participate and support the Team’s growth plans and work closely with Greater Vancouver office

· All time will be spent in the Kelowna office or out in the field for visits (no remote work).

· The Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle.

What Right at Home Offers

As a Care Planner with a Right at Home office, we offer the following:

· Competitive Salary + Vacation Pay

· Opportunity for attractive Commissions and Growth Bonus incentives on top of regular salary.

· Full compensation potential will be compelling. Candidates will home health care manager experience will be an asset

· Extended Health & Dental Benefits

· Opportunity to bring meaningful support to your Client Families’ lives

· Career path opportunities with specialty training at the start and ongoing.

Please reply to this ad and provide resume

We will be happy to schedule a time for you to learn more about us, and for us to learn about you.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Pay: $68,000.00-$76,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Vision care

Licence/Certification:

• LPN (preferred)
• Social Worker Licence (preferred)
• Occupational Therapist (preferred)

Work Location: In person