Social Worker -BSW

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a Social Worker to provide clinical social work services to residents, patients and families, and to participate in an interdisciplinary team within the Winnipeg Health Region.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor of Social Work and must be registered with the Manitoba College of Social Workers, with at least two years of clinical experience in geriatrics or health care, and a valid Manitoba driver’s license. Criminal record checks are required.

Qualifications

• Two years of clinical experience in geriatrics and/or health care.
• Bachelor of Social Work from CASWE-accredited school or provincially conferred equivalent if locally educated.
• Must be registered with the Manitoba College of Social Workers.
• General knowledge of Manitoba healthcare system.
• Ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary team; provide assessment and intervention; participate in program planning and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical social work services to residents, patients and families.
• Participate in an interdisciplinary team.
• Consult with health care and community agencies.
• Participate in Admissions Assessment team and centre/community committees.
• Perform basic administrative tasks.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Effective communication

Program planning

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

Salary: $44.294, $46.305, $48.407, $50.605, $52.900, $54.487

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

Reporting to the Manager of Social Work, the Social Worker provides clinical Social Work services to residents, patients and their families; participates in an interdisciplinary team; consults with health care and community agencies; participates in the Admissions Assessment team; participates in Centre and community committees; participates in professional development activities; and performs basic administrative tasks.

Experience

• At least two years clinical experience in geriatrics and/or health care.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor of Social Work degree from a Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) accredited school/faculty, or a provincially conferred post-secondary program, or the approved equivalent if internationally educated, required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be registered with the Manitoba College of Social Workers.

Qualifications And Skills

• General knowledge of Manitoba healthcare system.
• Knowledge of theoretical basis for practice appropriate for population, program planning and evaluation, community resources for population, interdisciplinary team approach, and health and social issues relevant to population.
• Ability to provide professional assessment and intervention, interact effectively in interdisciplinary team, communicate effectively, provide consultation to health and community care professionals as required, practice with a high-degree of independence, participate in program planning and evaluation, and create an organized individual working environment.
• Thorough, flexible, reliable and cooperative.

Physical Requirements

• Valid Manitoba driver's license and reliable vehicle required.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

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.