Indigenous Wellbeing Leader - North

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health seeks an Indigenous Wellbeing Leader to support development and delivery of provincial wellbeing initiatives, including crisis response, education, and training for the healthcare workforce.

Reporting to the Manager of Provincial Wellbeing, the role focuses on building capacity, providing psychological supports, and fostering Indigenous-centered approaches across Manitoba's health system. The incumbent must reside in the Northern Health Region.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering trauma-informed care and CISR in healthcare contexts.
• Ability to develop policies and train staff across a system.
• Strong collaboration with diverse stakeholders and communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day wellbeing activities to support provincial strategy.
• Provide psychological supports, education, and training to staff.
• Support implementation of a CISR program across services and build capacity.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

CISR

Coaching & facilitation

Program development

Change management

Cross-stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

Indigenous cultural safety training

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Salary: $54.766, $58.054, $61.337, $64.622, $67.910, $71.197

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - Newport Bldg

Department / Unit: SH - Provincial Wellbeing

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: 11/02/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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

This is an exciting time for Manitoba health care. Manitoba’s health system is currently in transition with changes aimed at improving the quality, accessibility and efficiency of health care services throughout Manitoba.

Main Function

Reporting to the Manager, Provincial Wellbeing, the Indigenous Wellbeing Leader will be instrumental in supporting the development and implementation of wellbeing initiatives, prevention strategies, and policies that will promote the holistic wellbeing of the healthcare workforce. The goal of these initiatives will be to build provincial capacity in responding to crisis, promoting recovery, fostering awareness of mental health supports, and enabling wellbeing along a continuum. As part of a provincial team and within the designated service delivery organization, the incumbent will serve as a role model and change agent for the organizational culture and vision of workplace wellbeing by leading day-to-day activities that support the provincial wellbeing strategy, including providing psychological supports, education, and training to the healthcare workforce. A key component of this role will be to support the implementation and delivery of a Critical Incident Stress Response Program across a full continuum of services. The incumbent will work collaboratively with various stakeholders including Service Delivery Organizations, Occupational and Environmental Safety & Health (OESH), Shared Health, Manitoba Health, and other health providers.

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS. Proof of ancestry will be requested, and those selected for an interview will be asked related questions. We invite applicants to self-identify in their cover letter and/or resume

NOTE: The incumbent is to reside in the Northern Health Region.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years' experience working in the healthcare delivery system and/or in a directly related role in healthcare.
• Previous clinical experience and training in providing trauma informed, systemic, strength-based approaches, and experience in providing the full continuum of Critical Incident Stress Response in both a group and individual setting.
• Strong clinical knowledge of mental health interventions, trauma, workplace stress, operational stress injuries, psychological safety in the workplace, and mental health and wellbeing.
• Experience and knowledge with the delivery of services and programs that foster equity, diversity, inclusion.
• 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.
• Experience with providing mental health/psychological supports to individuals and groups, both in person and virtually.
• Familiarity with Manitoba’s public health care system and services.
• Intermediate skills in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and virtual platforms (i.e., Microsoft Teams) required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field (e.g., Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Public Health, Health Sciences or a related field).
• Completion of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism training.
• An equivalent combination of education and experiencewillbe considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active member in good standing of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.
• A valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle is required.

Qualifications And Skills

• Strong clinical skills including consultation, assessment, Critical Incident Stress Response, and trauma-informed care.
• Strong knowledge of associated evidence-based best practices and advanced training in Critical Incident Stress Response (CISR) including mental health, trauma, and CISR response and support systems.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills including development and delivery of training to professional audiences and commitment to the recruitment, growth, and development of a regional peer support network.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and manage programs within the healthcare system, including the development of supporting documents, processes, procedures, and policies.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in change management, with an ability to lead and influence interdisciplinary healthcare professionals at all levels.
• Strong and compassionate people leadership skills with the ability to facilitate and negotiate using consultative decision-making processes, foster trust, maintain positive working relationships, and encourage diverse perspectives.
• Strong understanding of the value and importance of cross-team collaboration with the ability to act as a consultative partner with various stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise high level clinical practice, empathy, and sound judgement in relation to sensitive and confidential matters and information.
• Ability to work with front line employees with diverse life experiences with a demonstrated understanding of the impacts of marginalization on wellbeing.
• Ability to conceptualize systemically the multi-faceted and dynamic nature of wellbeing within the broader healthcare ecosystem.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize as well as be adaptable to changing priorities, as necessary.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders at all levels.
• 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 truth and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism actions,inquestsand reports, e.g., Jordan’s Principle, Joyce’s Principle and Brian Sinclair Inquest. Knowledge or familiarity with Indigenous health issues, population health, and health status of citizens in Manitoba.
• Knowledge of Indigenous languages is an asset.
• Fluency in English and bilingualism in French an asset.

Physical Requirements

• May be required to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings.
• May be required to travel throughout the service area requiring a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle.
• Some evening/weekend work may be required.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours,

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. 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.