Careers With CHCPBC

Working with us means fulfilling the mandate of CHCPBC to protect the public. We ensure that the health and care professionals that we regulate (audiologists, dietitians, hearing instrument practitioners, occupational therapists, opticians, optometrists, physical therapists, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists) have the competencies needed to practice and that they adhere to the standards needed for safe and ethical care.

We take a strong team-based approach to our work, encouraging open sharing of ideas. We strive for an inclusive and diverse work environment in which everyone feels welcome and engaged and strives to grow. We have a flexible work environment that includes hybrid/remote work and offer opportunities for professional development.

CHCPBC deeply values and celebrates diversity, understanding that it is not just about representation, but about the active inclusion, empowerment, and support of individuals with a wide range of skills, backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. We acknowledge that diversity is essential to our success and resilience, and we strive to build an environment where every individual is recognized, respected, and provided with the space to thrive. We honour and actively support employees who identify with a broad spectrum of communities, including but not limited to, those who self-identify as First Nations, Metis, Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized persons, 2SLGBTQIA+, gender diverse, disabled, and neurodivergent individuals.

Working with us means you can expect others to value and respect your lived and living experiences. To help foster an inclusive and healthy environment, our staff complete training sessions on:

• Indigenous specific racism and Indigenous cultural safety, humility and anti-racism,
• Barriers in the workplace for gender diverse people, including education on bullying, harassment, and microaggressions
• Anti-fat bias in the workplace
• Disability and neurodivergence in the workplace

Other training opportunities about Indigenous cultural safety, humility, and anti-racism as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion will be offered throughout your employment with CHCPBC.

We recognize that some people may experience barriers to participating in the hiring process. CHCPBC can provide you with accommodations to ensure you can take part in the selection process.

For all applicants we offer:

• Alternate interview attendance options (e.g., in person, telephone, Zoom, Teams depending on applicant preference)
• Applicant-led scheduling of interview (e.g., preferred time of day and day of week)
• Advance copy of interview questions and an outline of the interview structure
• Invitation to submit a cover letter (if applicable) as either an audio file, a video file, or a document, as preferred.
• Supportive interview protocols (for example, if an applicant does not know how much information to offer in response to a question, interviewers will let the applicant know when they have received enough information or when they need more.)
• Invitation to bring your own notes to any stage of the hiring process
• Breaks or additional time during the interview

If you need accommodations for any part of the application process that we have not included above, we encourage you to contact Norah Xu, Manager, Human Resources (hr@chcpbc.org). All information in relation to accommodations is confidential and will not impact hiring decisions. We can offer other accommodations such as the ones listed below, but please let us know if there is anything else you need:

• Provision of a Sign Language interpreter
• Invitation to bring a trusted Elder or Knowledge Keeper to the interview
• Invitation to bring a trusted individual to the interview
• Advance meet and greet opportunity with the interviewers
• An in-person visit to the office to assess where you may be working if you’ve applied for a hybrid or in office role
• Designated liaison to support applicants in navigating an in-person interview