Temporary Social Worker

Requisition ID: 396083

Posting End Date: January 26, 2026

City: Winnipeg

Site: Klinic Community Health

Work Location: Klinic Community Health

Department / Unit: Counselling Services

Posting Category: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start - As Soon As Possible

FTE: 1.0

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings; Weekends

Annual Base Hours: 2080

Klinic Community Heath is a pro-choice community health centre that provides primary care, education and counselling services to our local community and throughout Manitoba. Driven by our vision of creating healthy and engaged communities, we promote health and quality of life for people of every age, background, ethnicity, gender identity and socio-economic circumstances. Rooted in social justice values, we believe that everyone deserves quality care, support and respect.

Position Summary

Social Workers provide client centred guidance and support to clients accessing counselling services. They uphold Klinic’s vision, mission and values while promoting social change, problem-solving in human relationships, and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Social Workers are part of the inter-professional team at Klinic within the counselling services. Taking into consideration the Social Determinants of Health model, Social Workers recognize the complexity of interactions between clients and their environment and the impact of this complexity on the mental health and wellbeing of clients.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Work degree

Current registration with the Manitoba College of Social Workers

Minimum of two years supervised experience in community health or related area

Ability to work in an inter-professional environment

Ability to work from a harm reduction model

Strong understanding of the counselling process

Understanding the social determinants of health and their impact

Demonstrated commitment to community-based health care

Strong Knowledge of community resources

Experience providing crisis counselling including risk assessments

Experience facilitating groups

Awareness of and sensitive to issues of cultural diversity

Ability to work from an anti-oppression and anti-racism perspective

Demonstrated effective communications skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends

Ability to work independently and demonstrated decision making abilities

Proven ability to work from an empowerment model

Proven ability to optimize team and program functioning

Proficient at word, email, internet searches, and electronic medical records (Accuro an asset)

Responsibilities

Provide social work services within the parameters of the Manitoba College of Social Workers Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics

Conducts intake for counselling services

Provide short-term supportive counselling

Provide crisis support when a referral to the crisis lines is not appropriate

Assist clients navigate formal social service systems such as EIA

Provide support, information, referral and links to appropriate community resources

Liaise with other programs at Klinic for health services

Engage in building and supporting an inter-professional environment

Liaise with community resources/networks and service organizations

Facilitates groups

Provide public education and training activities

Provides support for learners

Works as part of a team and promote team functioning

Charts appropriately according to Klinic procedures

Participates in training courses and in services offered elsewhere and by Klinic to maintain and improve quality of service

Attend staff meetings as required

Participates in program planning, evaluation and quality monitoring including completing daily statistics

Participate in formal self – evaluations by identifying strengths and limitations

Seek appropriate supervision/consultation of own actions

Adheres to all agency policies, protocols, procedures and promotes best practice

Other duties and functions related to their job description not exceeding the above qualifications

Additional Requirements

Work environment consists of smudging

Satisfactory Criminal Record, Child Abuse and Adult Abuse Registry checks

SALARY RANGE $40.536 per hour - $52.900 per hour

Klinic is committed to working towards having a more equitable and diverse work force at all levels of our organization. We welcome and encourage persons who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve to apply, those who identify as Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour, 2SLBGTQQIA+, and / or those living with disabilities. Applicants are invited to self-declare in their cover letter.

Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process. Applicants are asked to please self-declare in their cover letter.

Thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.