Overview
BC Brain Wellness Program Coordinator Jobs in Vancouver, BC at UBC
Full job description
Staff – Non Union
Job Category
Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants
Job Profile
Non Union Salaried – Research Assistant /Technician 3
Job Title
BC Brain Wellness Program Coordinator
Department
Cresswell Laboratory | Centre for Brain Health | Faculty of Medicine
Compensation Range
$4,434.02 – $5,228.81 CAD Monthly
Posting End Date
March 27, 2024
Note:Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
Job End Date
Mar 31, 2025
This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.
This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Summary
The BC Brain Wellness Program (BWP) intends to change the way British Columbians live and age with chronic brain conditions. We have created a comprehensive and integrated approach to brain wellness around lifestyle interventions as the foundation of brain health, complementary to and integrated with traditional medical care and with the potential to improve our current healthcare system.
Our Vision is Brain Wellness, Beyond All Boundaries.
Our Mission is we are leveraging the collective power of clinical care, lifestyle programs, education, and research to design a comprehensive and integrated approach to brain wellness for people with chronic brain conditions, care partners, and healthy agers.
The BWP is an interactive effort to establish clinically relevant lifestyle approaches to complement medical treatment in the clinics at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. By combining clinical care with interventions that support healthier lifestyles, The BWP team hopes to improve and sustain the quality of life for people living with brain disorders and
their care partners, as well as to offer healthy agers the opportunity to enhance their wellness and engage in preventative lifestyle measures.
The BWP offers 25+ virtual classes for individuals living with chronic brain conditions, their care partners, and healthy agers including exercise, healthy nutrition, stress reduction and improved coping skills, engagement in creative and cognitive activities (e.g., music and visual-art based), and community connection. We have a user base of approximately 2,000
individuals, delivering over 2,500 hours of free programming to people across British Columbia.
The position is for a full-time Program Coordinator to organize the delivery of the research studies, classes and educational events for BWP. The individual will coordinate team members in the delivery of the program including lifestyle based research projects, evaluation of programs, and educational events offered by the BWP. The individual will be the first point of contact for program and research participants, instructors and support the coordination of the volunteers. The…
Title: BC Brain Wellness Program Coordinator
Company: UBC
Location: Vancouver, BC
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