GENERAL

Description:

Indigenous Health Social Worker

Competition #:

SEL AC 583/26

Posting Date:

03/18/2026

Status:

Active

Type:

External

DESCRIPTION

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority Our Vision
We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
Our Mission
We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
Our Values
Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other

Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service

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Closing Date:

03/25/2026

Facility / Site:

Selkirk Regional Health Centre

Posting Type:

Permanent

Position Type:

Full-Time

Hours of Work:

Days Evenings Weekends

Term Dates:

FTE:

1

Union Group:

MGEU - Technical Professional

Wage / Salary:

As per applicable collective agreement

**Position Summary:**The Social Worker – Indigenous Health plays a vital role within the interdisciplinary healthcare team, focusing on psychosocial assessments and interventions to support patients and families with personal, familial, or social challenges linked to illness. Guided by an Indigenous cultural perspective, this role involves providing counseling, consultation, education, and advocacy for both patients and families. Additionally, the role includes educating staff and volunteers as needed to foster a culturally sensitive environment.

Key responsibilities include acting as a liaison between patients, families, Indigenous communities, and healthcare and community agencies, ensuring cohesive support. Direction is provided by the Regional Manager of Indigenous Health to ensure an Indigenous cultural approach is consistently applied. Operational support and general social work oversight, including time-off requests, scheduling, etc. fall under the purview of the Manager of Patient Relations & Social Work.

Interlake-Eastern RHA is committed to responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and creating working environments free of racism for both clients and employees. All staff members are encouraged to seek and identify patterns of harm towards Indigenous, black and marginalized clients and employees and to take actions to disrupt any form of racism. Collectively and individually, we are growing cultural competency capacity by implementing the region’s anti-racism action plan.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Social Work Degree from an accredited university.

• Current and continued Registration with the College of Social Workers Manitoba.

• Knowledge of Indigenous culture and worldviews.

• Preference will be given to those of Indigenous ancestry.

• Knowledge of the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people’s health, including barriers to receiving culturally appropriate and safe care along the health care continuum.

• Knowledge of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, Calls to Justice and The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

• Excellent knowledge of Indigenous specific community resources, supports, and services typically used by Indigenous clients.

• Ability to provide standard Social Work services including assessments and consultation, case management, psychosocial counselling, crisis intervention and discharge planning, and referral through an Indigenous cultural lens.

• Familiarity with evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement environments.

• Knowledge of and understanding of Indigenous cultural and spiritual sensitivity, including the Medicine Wheel and 7 Sacred Teachings.

• Experience working with Indigenous clients, families and/or communities is an asset.

• Two years of experience in Health and/or Social Services.

• Must have demonstrated competence in clinical skills, including psychosocial assessments, counseling intervention, and ability to work within an interdisciplinary team approach.

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with professional and nonprofessional staff, patients and their families.

• Must possess computer skills including Microsoft Office applications.

• Must have excellent organizational and professional skills.

• Must be committed to continuing professional development.

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

• Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the position.

• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset.

• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

• Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.

• Satisfactory employment record.

Internal applicants must include a current resume with application upon change of department, site, program and or classification.

As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people at all levels within our workforce. We encourage successful Indigenous individuals to self-declare by completing a voluntary self-declaration as part of the application process.

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.