Description
Title: Social Worker - Perinatal
Division: Clinical Services
Affiliation: Public Service Alliance of Canada
Site: Moose Factory, ON
Reports to: Director of Clinical Operations
Status: Permanent Full-time
The
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking an experience candidate to fill the key role of
Social Worker - Perinatal Who You Are - Strong clinical assessment and counselling skills
- Ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and community-based contexts
- Excellent communication, advocacy, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently in remote and resource-limited settings
- Strong documentation and organizational skills
- Comfort with virtual care and telehealth platforms
What You'll Do - Conduct culturally respectful psychosocial assessments with pregnant and postpartum clients and families
- Provide short-term counselling, emotional support, and crisis intervention
- Deliver care that respects Indigenous worldviews, languages, traditions, and community protocols
- Collaborate with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, traditional healers, and community helpers as appropriate
- Support families navigating medical travel, birth evacuation, and separation from community
- Build and maintain trusting relationships within communities
- Coordinate care across community health centres, WAHA hospitals, and southern referral sites
- Participate in outreach clinics, home visits, and community-based programming
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation
- Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and care planning
- Regular travel to fly-in and remote communities
What You Bring - Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) required
- Master of Social Work (MSW) preferred
- Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical social work experience preferred
- Valid CPR certification (or willingness to obtain)
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel by air ground and water within the WAHA region
- Must be fluent in the local Cree native language
- Preference will be given to those candidates who are Cree from the Mushkeogwuk Territory
- Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset
Why Choose Us - Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
- Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
- Relocation paid by the organization
- Housing provided by the organization
- Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
- Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
- Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow
Salary: $92,800.50 - $102,355.50
Competition #: 2026-295
This job posting is for a new vacancy.
Deadline: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 @ 12:00 noon.
As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.
Compensation
$47.59 - $52.49 per hour
