Regional Lead - Indigenous Health
Requisition ID: 388849
Position Number: 399-715521231R192-01
Posting End Date: September 24, 2025
Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud
Site: To be determined
Union: Non Union
Department/Unit: Senior Leadership
Work Location: To be determined
City: To be determined
Hiring Status: Permanent
FTE: 1.0
Employment arrangement: In Person
Daily hours worked: 7.75
Anticipated shift: Days
Annual base hours: 2015
Anticipated Start Date: 10/14/2025
Salary: $49.29 - $62.84
Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.
Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.
Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.
Position Overview
The Regional Lead - Indigenous Health collaborates with leadership and key stakeholders to ensure the organization offers safe, high-quality, accessible services for patients, residents, clients and staff. This position includes responsibilities for the coordination, the recruitment, recognition and retention activities in relation to Indigenous people.
Experience
- Experience in the Human Resources or Health Care Field.
- Experience working with First Nation or Indigenous Health.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Advanced degree (or equivalent experience) in the area of Human Resources or Behavioral Sciences University degree (or equivalent experience) in a Health-related discipline or in the area of Human Resources.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
- Familiarity with Indigenous history, practices and challenges required.
- Familiar with adult learning education principles and development and evaluation of education strategies.
- Working knowledge of human resources issues including labour relations legislation; employment standards legislation, human rights legislation, and workers compensation legislation.
- Knowledge of computer systems and current and related software applications including social media.
- Ability to speak in Indigenous language(s) considered an asset.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working relationships and to work in a multidisciplinary team based working environment.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
- Good work and attendance record.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
Physical Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
- No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
- May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.
Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is 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.
Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.
Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.
Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.
Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.
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