Social Worker – Community Wellness

Role Overview

• Working as a member of the interdisciplinary Community Wellness team, the Social Worker provides a diverse range of client care to ensure client engagement and to reduce or remove barriers.
• This care includes extended community outreach, health education, case management, treatment support, counseling, group facilitation, community programming, and advocacy for clients with acute and complex care needs.
• The Social Worker provides this care to individuals while promoting wellness, disease prevention, and chronic disease management and adopting a long-term approach to client care consistent with the philosophy of harm-reduction.

Requirements

• Must have a demonstrated understanding and grounding in Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being along with their application to social work practice.
• Connection to the community along with experience and comfort with Indigenous ceremony is considered essential.
• Familiarity with Indigenous customs and protocols will also be a necessity.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or a Combination of Education related to Social Services – BSW preferred.
• Must be registered and in good standing with the Manitoba College of Social Workers.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience working as a Social Worker.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working in the areas of addictions, mental health, crisis intervention, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
• The Social Worker will be responsible for presenting information in group settings and facilitating sharing circles to promote discussions on health and wellness.
• Proven knowledge and ability in relationship-building, critical thinking, facilitation, decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and focus work-related activities to effectively and efficiently achieve service goals and produce expected results/outcomes.
• Strong knowledge, commitment, and demonstrated ability to apply diversity, equity, cultural safety, pro-choice, social determinants of health, population health, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and community development principles in all aspects of the work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proficiency in the use of computer systems.