Social Worker

**Requisition ID**: 356100
**Competition #**: AH-24-022

**Position Number**: 221-71470S229-01

**Posting End Date**: Open Until Filled

**City**: Portage la Prairie

**Site**: Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Work Location**: Douglas Campbell Lodge

**Department / Unit**: Social Worker

**Job Stream**: Clinical Support

**Union**: MGEU Prof Tech

**Anticipated Start Date**: To be determined

**FTE**: 0.5

**Anticipated Shift**: Days

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75 hour shifts

**Wage Rate**: As per MGEU Prof/Tech 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**:
As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Social Worker is responsible for the provision of social services to residents, patients, clients and their families. This includes counselling, consultation, education and advocacy. The incumbent is involved in the identification of concerns within the facility and, as required, the satellite medical clinic, and works collaboratively with all staff to implement appropriate interventions to meet the psychosocial needs of the patient, resident or client.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from a Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) accredited school/faculty, or a provincially authorized post-secondary program
- Current registration with the Manitoba College of Social Workers
- Knowledge and familiarity with an evidenced-based practice and continuous quality improvement environment
- Knowledge of Personal Care Home Standards Regulation
- Knowledge of pertinent health and social welfare systems including community resources, supports and services used by health care clients
- Knowledge of policies, legislation, programs and issues related to area of practice
- One (1) year previous experience as a social worker in a health care setting
- Previous experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to assist patients, residents, and clients and their representative(s) or designate(s) in respecting and resolving concerns associated with the care provided
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment and across service sectors
- 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.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver's license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00

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.