Social Worker (MSW)

Requisition ID: 404312

Position Number:

Posting End Date: June 10 2026

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site:Victoria General Hospital

Department / Unit: Centre for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: June 29 2026

FTE:1.00

Anticipated Shift:Days;Evenings;Weekends

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $48.078 $49.891 $51.772 $53.724 $55.747 $57.421

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Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager the incumbent is responsible for:

• Providing professional skilled psychosocial assessment and interventions to individuals families and groups; providing a range of psychosocial interventions that are aimed at assisting clients families and groups cope with and adapt to health related issues using the healthcare system and other social systems effectively and efficiently; demonstrating leadership in assisting the healthcare team complete transitions; providing individual counselling to individuals and couples and family therapy where indicated; facilitating group work; relieving co-workers due to illness vacation and professional development.
• Participating as a member of the healthcare team and interpreting social psychological emotional and family problems to the team; maintaining excellent working relationships with team members and participating in team planning and problem-solving; performing a variety of administrative functions as required by the department or the Manager.
• Developing client educational materials providing client education and participating in professional and research programs; participating in the clinical teaching and supervision of social work students; participating in clinical teaching of students and colleagues from other professions; and conducting program evaluation activities as needed.
• Program development program evaluation community development promoting advocacy financial and administrative management and leadership activities as relevant to the position.

Experience

• Four years recent and relevant experience preferred.

Victoria General Hospital has a mandate to provide service in French; preference will be given to bilingual (French/English) candidates.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from a Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) accredited school/faculty or the approved equivalent if internationally educated.
• Post-graduate training in specialized services preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be registered with Manitoba College of Social Workers.
• May be required to have a valid Manitoba drivers license and reliable vehicle.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines and demonstrate professional judgment and initiative.
• Willingness to adapt to new concepts techniques and best practices in the academic and clinical fields of healthcare.
• Understanding of health and social welfare systems.
• Ability to practice independently and with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to the profession of social work and the Canadian Association of Social Work (CASW) Code of Ethics and Manitoba College of Social Workers Standards of Practice.
• Must be organized in the workplace and determine clear priorities.
• Computer literacy.

Physical Requirements

• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated client/visitors/staff.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases blood and body fluids toxic materials noise allergens physical and emotional stress.
• May be occasionally required to work extended hours.
• May be required to work a variety of shifts including but not limited to days evenings and weekends.
  

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre Deer Lodge Centre Golden Door Geriatric Centre Golden West Centennial Lodge Grace Hospital Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg Pan Am Clinic River Park Gardens Victoria General Hospital WRHA corporate programs and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers in partnership with the Indigenous community are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1