Social Worker BSW Northern Connection Medical Centre Repost
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Job Summary
Requisition ID: 397212
PositionNumber:
Posting End Date: Open until filled
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site:WRHA Community Health Services -Northern Connections
Department / Unit: DT Northern Connection Medical Clinic
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - Indefinite
Reason for Term: Other Leave
FTE:0.50
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $43.004 $44.956 $46.997 $49.131 $51.359 $52.900
The WRHA recognizes the importance of building an exemplary health care labour force that is inclusive and reflective of the population it serves. THIS IS A DESIGNATED INDIGENOUS COMPETITION OPEN TO INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS. Applicants are required to self-declare and those selected for an interview may be asked to provide references and will be asked to answer interview questions related to the designation. This process will apply both to internal and external candidates.
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites services and organizations. Were united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Position Overview
Under the direction of the Manager the incumbent is responsible for:
- Primarily providing support specifically for the men who were switched at birth in Norway House and their relatives and spouses. This position would also support clients who travel regularly from northern communities to Winnipeg from northern communities.
- Providing professional skilled psychosocial assessment and interventions to individuals families and groups; providing a range of psychosocial interventions that are aimed at assisting clients families and groups cope with and adapt to health related issues using the healthcare system and other social systems effectively and efficiently; demonstrating leadership in assisting the healthcare team complete transitions; relieving co-workers due to illness vacation and professional development.
- Participating as a member of the healthcare team and interpreting social psychological emotional and family problems to the team; maintaining excellent working relationships with team members and participating in team planning and problem-solving; performing a variety of administrative functions as required by the department. May be requested to assist in providing instruction to students and new staff.
Experience
- Two years recent and relevant experience preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Bachelors Degree in Social Work (BSW) from a Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) accredited school/faculty or a Provincially authorized post-secondary program or the approved equivalent if internationally educated.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Must be registered with Manitoba College of Social Workers.
- May be required to hold a valid Manitoba drivers license and have access to a reliable vehicle.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
Qualifications and Skills
- Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
- Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines and demonstrate professional judgment and initiative.
- Willingness to adapt to new concepts techniques and best practices in the academic and clinical fields of healthcare.
- Understanding of health and social welfare systems.
- Ability to practice independently and with minimum supervision.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to the profession of social work and the Canadian Association of Social Work (CASW) Code of Ethics and the Manitoba College of Social Workers Standards of Practice.
- Must be organized in the workplace and determine clear priorities.
- Computer literacy.
DESIGNATED INDIGENOUS position.
Physical Requirements
- May encounter aggressive and/or agitated client/visitors/staff.
- May be exposed to infectious diseases blood and body fluids toxic materials noise allergens physical and emotional stress.
- May be occasionally required to work extended hours.
- May be required to work a variety of shifts including but not limited to days evenings and weekends.
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre Deer Lodge Centre Golden West Centennial Lodge Grace Hospital Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg Pan Am Clinic River Park Gardens Victoria General Hospital WRHA corporate programs and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Manitoba healthcare employers in partnership with the Indigenous community are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
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