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Social program officer child protection

Last updated on January 19, 2026

BC Public Service social program officers may identify and analyse social problems, conditions and trends and plan and develop social programs and services.

Note: Ministries that are able to attract fully qualified and experienced applicants hire directly to the full working level; however, if they are not able to attract fully qualified and experienced applicants, they have the option of placing lesser qualified applicants in the growth model (social program officer growth to 24).

Social program officer child protection 24

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 501180
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Salary

Grid 24, 3 Grid MA

Note: A Market Adjustment was added to this classification effective April 1, 2021.

Rates effective April 6, 2025
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 78,353.21 6,529.43 3,003.27 276.38 42.9039
2 80,678.55 6,723.21 3,092.40 285.62 44.1771
3 83,081.38 6,923.45 3,184.50 295.17 45.4929
4 85,563.77 7,130.31 3,279.65 305.00 46.8521
5 89,258.28 7,438.19 3,421.26 319.55 48.8751

Previous pay rates 

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 76,071.18 6,339.27 2,915.80 268.33 41.6543
2 78,328.69 6,527.39 3,002.33 277.30 42.8904
3 80,661.59 6,721.80 3,091.75 286.57 44.1679
4 83,071.72 6,922.64 3,184.13 296.11 45.4876
5 86,658.48 7,221.54 3,321.61 310.24 47.4516

Rates effective May 1, 2023
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 73,855.42 6,154.62 2,830.87 260.52 40.4410
2 76,047.18 6,337.27 2,914.88 269.23 41.6411
3 78,312.25 6,526.02 3,001.70 278.22 42.8814
4 80,652.20 6,721.02 3,091.39 287.48 44.1627
5 84,134.34 7,011.20 3,224.86 301.21 46.0694

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 69,185.43 5,765.45 2,651.87 160.03 37.8839
2 71,238.66 5,936.56 2,730.57 165.35 39.0081
3 73,360.50 6,113.38 2,811.90 170.87 40.1700
4 75,552.53 6,296.04 2,895.92 176.60 41.3703
5 78,814.47 6,567.87 3,020.95 185.03 43.1564

Social program officer child protection 27

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 501184
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Salary

Grid 27, 1 Grid MA

Note: A Market Adjustment was added to this classification effective May 1, 2023.

Rates effective April 6, 2025
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 85,563.77 7,130.31 3,279.65 98.37 46.8521
2 88,130.18 7,344.18 3,378.02 101.65 48.2574
3 90,782.15 7,565.18 3,479.67 104.98 49.7096
4 93,521.01 7,793.42 3,584.65 108.49 51.2093
5 97,595.11 8,132.93 3,740.81 113.73 53.4401

Previous pay rates

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 83,071.72 6,922.64 3,184.13 95.50 45.4876
2 85,563.25 7,130.27 3,279.63 98.69 46.8519
3 88,138.00 7,344.83 3,378.32 101.92 48.2617
4 90,797.03 7,566.42 3,480.24 105.33 49.7177
5 94,752.42 7,896.04 3,631.85 110.42 51.8836

Rates effective May 1, 2023
Step Annual Monthly  Bi-weekly Bi-weekly MA Hourly
1 80,652.20 6,721.02 3,091.39 92.72 44.1627
2 83,071.20 6,922.60 3,184.11 95.81 45.4873
3 85,570.82 7,130.90 3,279.92 98.95 46.8560
4 88,152.35 7,346.03 3,378.87 102.27 48.2696
5 91,992.70 7,666.06 3,526.07 107.20 50.3724