Health Career Access Program

2 weeks ago


Victoria, Canada Island Health Full time

**Job Description**:
Are you someone who is passionate about people, empathetic, and enjoys serving others in your community? Are you searching for an exciting new career direction, or something extraordinary to take things to the next level? If so, this opportunity could be for you

In partnership with the Ministry of Health, Island Health is offering a life changing career and learning opportunity to become a registered Health Care Aide in your own community. The **Health Career Access Program (HCAP)** offers employment as a Health Care Support Worker while you attend post-secondary and receive training to become a Health Care Aide. While in HCAP participants will receive financial support for training, tuition, textbooks, and more.

We are the Health Authority for all of Vancouver Island, one of the most livable regions in the world - with access to the outdoors, year round due to our climate with warm dry summers and mild winters. We are the largest employer on Vancouver Island with approximately 24,500 employees, 1,900 Physician partners and 6,500 volunteers that provide health services to the 765,000 residents of Vancouver Island and adjacent coastal communities.

We have opportunities available across the Island in Community Home Support Department that might be just the right fit for you Some of your Home Support service areas include:
**Coast Salish Territory**:

- James Bay/Oaklands
- Gordon Head/Oak Bay
- Downtown/Victoria West
- Saanich
- Esquimalt/Westshore
- Saanich Peninsula
- Cowichan Valley

**Kwakwaka'wakw Territory**:

- Campbell River
- Mt Waddington
- Comox Valley

**Nuu-chah-nulth Territory**:

- Nanaimo & Gabriola Island
- Westcoast (Port Alberni, Tofino, & Ucluelet)
- Parksville & Oceanside

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education, Training And Experience**:
To join the Health Career Access program (HCAP), you will have:

- Education Training and Experience
- Grade 10, including successful completion of English 10 or equivalency
- Must be able to meet college entrance requirements
- Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License and personal vehicle

**Skills And Abilities**:
**Job Requirements**:



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