Indigenous Health Administrative Assistant

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health - Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg is seeking an experienced Indigenous Health Liaison with a strong background in community engagement and reconciliation. The role emphasizes collaboration with Indigenous communities and health partners to advance patient-centred care within Manitoba’s public health system.

The successful candidate will bring knowledge of Indigenous health issues, cultural safety, and anti-racism training, plus the ability to coordinate meetings, maintain

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Requisition ID: 406490

Position Number: 20088729

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - Health Sciences Centre

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 08/01/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 1950

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Experience

• Five (5) years of direct related experience is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of Manitoba’s public health care system and services.
• Experience in providing Indigenous patient and family on-site support.
• Lived experience and understanding of Indigenous healthcare priorities, services, and challenges alongside Indigenous culture, protocols, traditions, and values, both within communities and organizations in Manitoba.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication and collaboration. Skilled in developing and presenting findings to varied audiences.
• Experience scheduling and coordinating meetings required.
• Experience recording and preparing minutes and agendas.
• Experience maintaining spreadsheets and databases.
• Experience typing a minimum of 65 words per minute.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• High school diploma, Graduate Education Diploma (GED), or Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC).
• Education in Indigenous relations, coaching and trauma informed care and/or similar field an asset.
• Completion of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism training.
• Formal training in applied office skills is required, preferred.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to a variety of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Knowledge or familiarity with Indigenous health issues, population health, and health status of citizens of Manitoba.
• Knowledge of the Manitoba health care system, federal health care system, provincial and federal governance, and leadership models.
• Knowledge in trauma-informed practice, cultural safety and recognizing impacts of inequitable access to healthcare for Indigenous people.
• Knowledge of Indigenous languages and Indigenous ways of knowing is an asset.
• Strong and culturally relevant communication, interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to a variety of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social and health contexts.
• Knowledge and appreciation of the unique history, cultures, and rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is required.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015) and Manitoba’s Path to Reconciliation Act (2016).
• Understanding and commitment to the articles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a framework for reconciliation.
• Knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism actions, inquests and reports, e.g., Jordan’s Principle, Joyce’s Principle and Brian Sinclair Inquest.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ethical principles and cultural protocols in interactions with Indigenous partners and organizations.
• Knowledge or familiarity with Indigenous health issues, population health, and health status of citizens in Manitoba.
• Knowledge of the Manitoba health care system, federal health care system, provincial and federal governance, and leadership models.
• Working knowledge of, or experience working with, Indigenous governments, partners, organizations and communities at a service level and structures within Manitoba.
• Thorough knowledge of Windows based programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and the Internet.

Physical Requirements

• Work is primarily in a hospital environment and requires walking through departments.
• Must be able to handle multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• May require to lift 25 lbs. on occasion.

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 in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare 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.