JOB DESCRIPTION

CONNECT Partners was created specifically to provide support for 44 individuals currently living at the George Pearson Centre (GPC) in Vancouver. This population includes some medically frail individuals, some with mental health and addictions, and other complex disabilities. CONNECT Partners was contracted by Vancouver Coastal Health to deliver CONNECT’s Life Redesign ModelTM for this population once construction is complete on the Cambie Garden Apartments. Support will be provided to these individuals in their own homes starting March 2022.

JOB SUMMARY:

Guided by the individual’s priorities and goals, the Health and Wellness Coach contributes to the creation of an integrated, multi-professional Life Redesign Plan by supporting the generation of solutions to address factors impacting the person’s goals and plan for Life Redesign. The Health and Wellness Coach serves as a nurse, coach, mentor and teacher for the people we support, families, and co-workers, informs the development of appropriate support strategies for individuals and staff, providing nursing skills as needed for the individual’s health care needs and lifestyle choices.
The Health and Wellness Coach contributes to CONNECT Partners’ orientation and continuous learning program, and helps build on standards for excellence, and commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Health and Wellness Coaches work as part of an integrated team with coaches from other disciplines and Life Redesign Coaches (support staff), who support people in their homes. Life Redesign Coaches are people with diverse backgrounds whose collective strengths offer a rich resource for supporting people and their work towards life redesign.
REPORTS TO: Leader – CONNECT Partners

JOB REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES:

• A Nurse registered and in good standing with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives able to support individuals who require responsive agile nursing support.
• Authentic, intuitive, and able to build sustainable, productive relationships with the people we support, their families, and all members of the individual’s service resource team as well as other professionals involved in their care;
• Flexible, adaptable, creative, resourceful and resilient, able to competently juggle and manage multiple, sometimes competing priorities while maintaining their sense of perspective and fun;
• Must be comfortable working together with Life Redesign Coaches giving them the support they need and be available to them out of hours as part of an emergency/urgent support leadership network.
• Willing to walk beside individuals coaching and assisting them to set goals and create a life that is meaningful to them.

• Understand a person’s story and the factors that influence their priorities, choices and life goals; bring forward your thoughts, ideas and recommendations for consideration and inclusion as measurable, actionable steps to success in their individual life redesign plan;
• Ensure that what is brought forward, whether it is to be implemented by the Health and Wellness Coach or by someone else, has been designed collaboratively, and in partnership with the individual to help them achieve their overarching goals and to maximize their participation in real life, relevant and meaningful activities, equitable relationships and community;
• Make best use of emergent opportunities for the individual’s real-life learning;
• Show others how they can support the Life Redesign process;
• Collaborate with colleagues so the collective efforts equate to one integrated plan that will help create positive new content for the next chapter of the person’s story;
• Manage actions and time to successfully meet the demands and expectations of the role;
• Provide the Leader with regular updates on work priorities along with any recommendations for quality improvement.
  Estimated start date: October 1, 2025
  Job Types: Full-time, 7am-7pm, Rotating Schedule
  Hourly: From $50.00 per hour