Outreach Worker

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a Community Outreach Worker to engage street-involved individuals through street walks, mobile van outreach, and fixed sites. The role emphasizes rapport-building, support, education, advocacy and case management in a public health context.

Requirements include a post-secondary certificate or diploma in health or social sciences, with First Aid preferred; valid driver's license and ability to work weekends/evenings; an in-person, unionized position

Qualifications

• Knowledge of harm reduction, street issues, substance use, STIs and TB.
• Able to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team with strong communication.
• Knowledge of immigrant and Indigenous issues and cultures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Initiate contact with street-involved individuals and build rapport.
• Provide support, prevention education, advocacy, and case management.
• Referral and some directly observed treatment within harm-reduction services.

Skills

Harm reduction knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Indigenous and immigrant awareness

Education

Post-secondary certificate/diploma in health or social sciences

First Aid training (preferred)

Job description

• Requisition ID: 411968
• Position Number: 20002650
• Posting End Date: October 9, 2026
• City: Winnipeg
• Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
• Site: WRHA Community Health Services - 490/496 Hargrave
• Department / Unit: Public Health TB Services
• Job Stream: Clinical
• Union: CUPE
• Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 10/13/2026 - Indefinite
• Reason for Term: Other Leave
• FTE: 1.00
• Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
• Work Arrangement: In Person
• Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
• Annual Base Hours: 2015
• Salary: $30.193, $31.209, $32.277, $33.322, $34.538, $35.674, $36.918, $38.038

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. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

The Community Outreach Worker works with street-involved people and is responsible for initiating contact, developing rapport, providing support, prevention education, advocacy, case management, referral and some directly observed treatment within a public health and harm reduction service model. Services are provided through street walks, mobile van outreach, and at fixed sites and where people live.

Experience

• Minimum two years working with marginalized populations including but not limited to street youth, sex trade workers, solvent, crack/inhalation and injection drug users.
• Counselling background preferred, especially experience with youth and in the areas of mental health, addictions, abuse, and sexual health.
• Extensive personal and/or professional experience working with street-involved populations, including but not limited to street youth, sex trade workers, solvent, crack/inhalation and injection drug users preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Recognized post-secondary certificate and/or Diploma in a health services or social sciences field required.
• First Aid training preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle required.

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge of harm reduction, street issues, substance use, sexually transmitted and blood borne infections and tuberculosis required.
• Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team using strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of immigrant and Indigenous issues and cultures preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of performing the duties of the position under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• This position requires significant lifting of a variety of supplies, the ability to move easily within the confines of a van, as well as the ability to climb stairs in buildings without elevators.
• Able to spend long periods in a vehicle or walking.
• Must be able to work weekend and evening shifts.

This Indefinite Term may expire subject to one (1) weeks’ notice.

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, Prairie Crocus Manor, 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.