Residential Care Worker

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) invites applications for a non-clinical, in-person position at WRHA Community Health Services - AFM - Womens Facility WPG. The role supports a residential facility with a client-centered approach and requires high school education, CPR-C/AED, and addictions knowledge.

The successful candidate will join an inter-disciplinary team, uphold a positive work environment, and demonstrate strong communication and cultural sensitivity.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within an inter-disciplinary team.
• Ability to contribute to a positive team environment.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to culturally diverse populations is essential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft software applications, internet and email communications.
• Valid CPR-C with AED training and First Aid certification are required prior to beginning work.
• Knowledge of the addictions field is required.
• Fluency in English; ability to communicate in Aboriginal languages (Ojibwe, Cree) and French is an asset.
• Knowledge of Indigenous customs, traditions, and beliefs is an asset.

Skills

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Team environment

Cultural awareness

Digital literacy

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Community Health Services - AFM - Womens Facility WPG

Department / Unit: WRHA - Women's Treatment & Community Ser

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: September 21, 2026

FTE: 1.00

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 8.00

Annual Base Hours: 2080

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.

Experience

• Suitable combination of education and experience working in a residential facility, addictions related employment experience and/or volunteer work.
• Experience working from a client centered perspective.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Complete high school education, Manitoba standards, required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within an inter-disciplinary team.
• The ability to work within and contribute to a positive team environment.
• An understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations is essential.
• The ability to operate Microsoft software applications, internet and email communications.
• Valid CPR-C with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training and First Aid certification are required prior to beginning work.
• Knowledge of the addictions field is required.
• Fluency in English (the ability to communicate in aboriginal languages, including Ojibwe and Cree, as well as French is considered an asset).
• Knowledge of Indigenous customs, traditions, and beliefs will be considered an asset.

Physical Requirements

• Suitable physical health to perform required duties.
• Availability for shift work.

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.