Counsellor - Dragonfly Support Program

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health clinic in Winnipeg seeks a passionate counselor to provide individual and group therapy focusing on women's health, grounded in feminist principles. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, expertise in therapeutic counseling, and a commitment to anti-oppressive practice, supporting diverse community needs.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience providing clinically supervised therapeutic counselling for women.
• Experience developing and facilitating groups.
• Must be legally able to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Providing individual and group counselling aligned with feminist principles.
• Supporting clients in mental, emotional, sexual and physical health.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Organizational

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Master’s level qualifications

Job description

Requisition ID: 382175

Position Number: [[cust_PCN]]

Posting End Date: June 27, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Women's Health Clinic

Site: Women's Health Clinic -

Department / Unit: Dragonfly Support Program

Posting Category: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start - End Date: 06/16/2025 -

Reason For Term

FTE: 0.8

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Daily Hours Worked: 8 hours

Annual Base Hours

Salary: $35.882, $36.958, $38.066, $39.210, $40.387, $41.600, $42.850, $44.139, $45.462, $46.826

Rotation Calendar

WHC promotes personal agency and believes that all people should be empowered to take care of their mental, emotional, sexual, physical and spiritual health and wellbeing. We offer sexual, reproductive, and mental health care and support for people of all genders. Our organizational values guide our work through an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, intersectional, feminist, harm reduction lens.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for providing individual and group counselling to adults that aligns with feminist counselling principles and WHC vision, mission and values.

Our Requirements

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, organized and detail-oriented individual. The successful candidate will possess excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills and be able to work to strict deadlines while contributing to a professional working environment.

Candidates Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 3 years’ experience providing clinically supervised therapeutic counselling for women
• Experience developing and facilitating groups
• Must be legally able to work in Canada
• Satisfactory Criminal Record check and Child Abuse Registry check
  
  

Assets

• Ability to speak French, Annishinaabemowin, Cree, Michif or other language
• Understanding of Indigenous culture, languages, and protocols
• Commitment to anti-oppressive and decolonizing practice
• Connection to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or other communities of colour) and/ or refugee and immigrant communities
• Knowledge of barriers that affect 2SLGBTQIA+ & BIPOC communities accessing health care
• Experience in relational therapy and clinically supervised counselling
• Knowledge of community resources
• Connection to grief work
• Master’s level qualifications