About this role
Requisition ID: 396103
Position Number: 20025822
Posting End Date: January 29, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: St. Boniface Hospital
Site: St. Boniface Hospital - St. Boniface Hospital
Department / Unit: Social Work Allied Hlth
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start - End Date: ASAP - 12/16/2026
Reason for Term: Maternity Leave
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $40.536, $41.752, $43.004, $44.295, $45.626, $46.995, $48.408, $49.864, $51.359, $52.900
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Position Overview
Under the direction of the Manager, Social Work, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the Social Worker I is responsible for providing professional, skilled psychosocial assessment and intervention to individuals, families and groups; interviewing assessing and providing basic counselling for patients and family members; participating as part of the health care team, and interpreting social, psychological, emotional and family problems to the health care team; contacting community resources and other appropriate sources in order to mobilize services on behalf of patients; participating in departmental studies, projects and in-services; and performing other related duties as required.
Experience
- Will depend on particular job assignment.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Must be registered with Manitoba Institute of Registered Social Workers (MIRSW).
Qualifications and Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to interact well with other health care professionals.
- Well-developed team skills.
If there are no applicants meeting the qualifications, the employer may consider an applicant who does not meet the above qualifications.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective bargaining agreement.
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.
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.
Other facts
About Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is one of the largest and most diverse health regions in Canada. It is responsible for providing health care to more than 700,000 people living in the City of Winnipeg as well as the surrounding Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul and the Town of Churchill, located in northern Manitoba.
The WRHA also provides health care support and specialty referral services to nearly 500,000 Manitobans who live outside its boundaries as well as residents of northwestern Ontario and Nunavut who require the specialty referral services and expertise available in Winnipeg.
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What you'll do
- The Social Worker I is responsible for providing psychosocial assessment and intervention to individuals, families, and groups. This includes interviewing, assessing, and providing basic counseling for patients and family members while participating as part of the health care team.
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