Communicable Disease Technician

**Requisition ID**:880-715521211R260-T1

Competition #: SS-23-1036

**Posting End Date**: Open Until Filled

**City**:Steinbach

**Site**:Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Work Location**:Community Health Services - Steinbach

**Department / Unit**:Public Health-Healthy Living

**Job Stream**:Clinical

**Union**:CUPE

**Anticipated Start Date - End Date**:As mutually agreed - March 31, 2024

FTE: 1.00

**Anticipated Shift**: Days, with occasional evenings and weekends as required

**Daily Hours Worked**:7.75 hour shifts

**Salary**:As Per CUPE Collective Agreement

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Summary**

The Communicable Disease Technician works under the direction of regional public health teams (Public Health Nurses, Communicable Disease Coordinators, Medical Officers of Health, Team Managers) to support public health communicable disease prevention and control.

**Qualifications**
- Recognized post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree in a health services or social sciences field required. Post secondary education specific to population and public health preferred.
- Complete High School Education, Manitoba standards required.
- Minimum two years working with diverse populations from a community-based perspective that supports individuals, families, groups and communities across the lifespan.
- Collaborative approach to working with individuals and families.
- Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team using strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of population health and health equity an asset.
- Knowledge of communicable disease management and harm reduction an asset.
- Knowledge of and experience working with diverse populations required. Province of Manitoba Class 5 Drivers License, or equivalent from province of residence, and access to a personal vehicle required.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums
- Good work and attendance record

**Conditions of Employment**
- Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate.
- All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

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

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.