Trauma Worker - Winnipeg, Canada - WRHA Community Health Services

WRHA Community Health Services

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Winnipeg, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Requisition ID: 355926

Position Number:

Posting End Date:
March 26, 2024

City:
Winnipeg

Employer:
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site:
WRHA Community Health Services - Winnipeg Community

Department / Unit:
Health Outreach & Community Supports

Job Stream:
Clinical

Union:

MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: 04/29/2024

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift:
Days

Work Arrangement:
In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.25

Annual Base Hours: 1885

Salary:
$36.711, $37.962, $39.371, $40.789, $42.297, $43.857, $45.559, $47.349, $49.176, $50.635

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Position Overview:

The Trauma Worker functions as a member of the Health Outreach and Community Support (HOCS) team to respond to requests to assist with trauma experiences of marginalized, at-risk populations, including specifically trauma experienced by Indigenous individuals, and provide support to the agencies that serve them.

To fully integrate the services of the Trauma Worker, which are available to participants of the HOCS community agency partners, the Trauma Worker is located in the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre and supports the participants of any of the Housing First programs and other individuals identified by HOCS and its partner agencies.

The Trauma Worker is a mobile, regional resource and can provide support where population needs surface.

The Trauma Worker will integrate knowledge and resources of the broader Aboriginal community to enhance personal, team and partner agency capacity to address trauma impacts.

The Trauma Worker provides outreach consultation, coordinated service planning assistance, capacity building support as well as providing individual and group support, including ceremonies.

The Trauma Worker works in partnership with agencies and other health and mental health services to bridge service gaps and coordinate continuity of care when behaviors exhibited as a result of trauma impact access and participation.

Clinical practice is provided to meet immediate needs, support engagement, and establish person-centred plans while connections to longer term services are coordinated.

The Trauma Worker may coordinate a range of group counseling sessions or capacity building sessions with partners.

The Trauma Worker adheres to the documentation, consent and privacy standards of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

The Trauma Worker ensures that s/he performs her/his duties in a manner which is consistent with the standards of the appropriate professional/ licensing body.

The Trauma Worker responds to the direction and supervision provided by members of a joint management structure including the Initiatives Leader and program management staff of Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre.

Experience:

Minimum four years related community practice experience, including development of personcentred care plans and clinical counseling related to trauma experienced specifically by Indigenous populations (i.e., residential schools, intergenerational trauma).
Experience working with marginalized populations, including individuals experiencing homelessness and complex challenges.
Demonstrated experience with independent decisionmaking.
Experience with health and social service systems including knowledge of available resources for referral.
Experience with providing capacity building support related to trauma informed care.
Experience and compliance with protocols for consent, practice, documentation, and privacy.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate):

BSW, OT, PT, BScPN, RPN, BN, RN, SLP, RD, or related health/human services degree required.
Formal training in group therapy, treatment, and/or support group facilitation specific to trauma.
ASIST Certificate (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training).

Certification/Licensure/Registration:

Member in good standing of relevant professional organization.
Valid driver's license and vehicle.
If successful applicant is a Registered Dietitian, must be a graduate of a recognized dietetic internship program accredited by Dietitians of Canada.

Qualifications and Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Effective networking and agency relations skills.
Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines.
Ability to perform both independently and as an integrated community team member, including effective communication with team manager.
Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, conflict resolution and decisionmaking skills.
Willingness to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice.
Competence in providing Recoveryoriented services; assessment, crisis inte