Social Worker delivering diverse client care to promote wellness and reduce barriers in community settings. Engaging with clients through outreach and advocacy to support chronic disease management.
Responsibilities
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.
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