Women's Health Clinic is a feminist, pro-choice, community-based health centre promoting the health & well-being of all women by facilitating empowerment, choice & action. Staff and volunteers work in a participatory management structure in multidisciplinary teams.
Women's Health Clinic is committed to the principles of employment equity. We encourage Aboriginal women, visible/language minority women, women with disabilities and lesbians to apply. If you wish to declare membership in any of these designated groups, your declaration will remain confidential to the Hiring Committee.
NOTE: All positons are subject to a Criminal Record Check and a Child Abuse Registry Check.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, we will only contact candidates we wish to interview.
We invite qualified applicants to apply for the following positions. Please see individual postings for details and deadlines for applications.
BIRTH CENTRE JOB POSTING
Receptionist job posting [PDF 55.8 KB]
Reception job description [PDF 12.4 KB]
MEDICAL SERVICES JOB POSTING
Physician - .8 EFT [PDF 332 KB]
Women’s Health Clinic is currently seeking women to join our volunteer Board of Directors. To expand the diversity of knowledge and skills of the WHC Board, we are particularly interested in meeting women with a strong background and experience in communications, marketing, and fund-raising.
WHC is a pro-choice, not-for-profit community health clinic that values principles of diversity and equity in our policies, programs, services and staffing. We encourage Aboriginal women, visible & language minority women, lesbians, women with disabilities, and all women committed to our values – including reproductive choice – to apply to become volunteer members of our Board of Directors.
Membership on the WHC Board offers you great opportunities to develop skills, abilities and knowledge in leadership, communications, advocacy and diplomacy, and to network with other passionate and enthusiastic women working together to create social change.
Board members are responsible for approving WHC’s general budget, setting policy direction and developing long-term goals for the agency. We ask Board members to commit to a 2-year term, attend 10 Board meetings a year (September – June) and to serve on one Board committees. The diverse work of individual Board committees includes advocacy in women’s health,
communications, community relations, governance, and Board education. The meeting dates and times of Board committees vary.
If you are interested in volunteering on the WHC Board of Directors, we’d like to meet you! Please apply with a letter of interest and a 1-page summary of related community work and experience by Friday, May 4, 2012 to WHC’s Administrative Coordinator:
Email: Renate@womenshealthclinic.org
Fax: 943-3844
After we’ve received your application, a member of WHC’s Board Development Committee will contact you at your convenience to further discuss your interest.
Trained volunteer counsellors provide pro-choice, feminist-based, non-judgmental, compassionate support, information and referrals to clients on birth control and unplanned pregnancy options. Volunteer counsellors are trained to discuss issues related to sexuality and relationships, sexually transmitted infection/HIV prevention and safer sex practices.
Volunteer training to become a BC & UPP volunteer counsellor is held twice a year in September/October and March. Training is approximately 60 hours held over 12 weeks.This training program prepares volunteers to work from a woman-centered, feminist counselling model. This counselling model strives to empower clients to make informed decisions.
For more information on the BC & UPP Volunteer Counselling program, please call Gio at 204-947-2422 ext. 108 to receive an information package. The package outlines what is involved in being a volunteer counsellor, including the time commitment required.
Women’s Health Clinic Sherpa Mothers Program is looking for volunteers to provide support to women who are pregnant or have just had a baby. Training is provided and volunteering is done from home.
This volunteer program offers women with preschool children an opportunity to be trained and matched as a peer support mentor to a woman in the community who is pregnant or has a child under the age of one.
Volunteer mentors provide support and education on pregnancy, breastfeeding, postpartum emotional adjustments, infant development, interpersonal communication skills, parenting and community resource information.
Volunteers will receive a minimum of 50 hours of training over a 12 week period and be required to commit approximately 2 hours per week for a full year to the program.
Interested in becoming a volunteer? Please call Sharon at 204-947-2422 ext. 513 or email sharon@womenshealthclinic.org for program information, including the next training dates.
Trained volunteers provide feminist-based health education to children, teens, and women through interactive presentations on self esteem, body image and weight preoccupation.
This training program is an excellent opportunity for dynamic women to meet and share ideas, as well as a place to reflect on their personal experiences, acquire knowledge, develop analytical, communication and presentation skills - all done in a supportive and fun environment. Volunteer training for the Community Education program is held once a year. Training is approximately 50 hours, held over 10 weeks.
Please note: The Fall 2011 training is now full. The next training is in 2012. Please email to be added to the wait list.
To receive an information package that outlines volunteering in this program, inlcudiing the time commitment require, or for more information on the WPCE program, please contact Marina at 204-947-2422, ext. 114 or by email: commed@womenshealthclinic.org
There are a number of committees that support the work of WHC's Board of Directors by:
WHC's Board committees also offer community members opportunities to also get involved in specific actions through the work of various sub-committees. For example, community members have brought valuable perspectives, energy and insight to recent ad hoc committees focused on improving access to reproducitve health services (Advocacy) and planning events to celebrate WHC's 30th Anniversary (Community Relations).
If you are interested in volunteering for a WHC Board committee or want more information, please contact Renate:
Phone: 204-947-2422, ext. 129
Fax: 204-943-3844
E-mail: renate@womenshealthclinic.org