Wellness Navigator
2 months ago
Req ID: 185130
Location: Central Zone, Joseph Howe Centre
Department: OPCZ STRAT-ALT HOUSING BRIDGE-DGH
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEUHealthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Aug-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the OpportunityReporting to the Community Transitions Health Services Manager, the Wellness Navigator supports citizens of the communities that Community Transitions serves in accessing the services, programs, and/or resources to enable/foster health enhancing behaviors. The Navigator provides guidance and support for clients including providing information about appropriate supports and programs that will meet health and wellness needs and social supports that can assist with daily living and addressing social determinants of health. The Wellness Navigator is a member of an inter-professional team and collaborates with colleagues to determine team goals and objectives.
About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor's degree in social work or occupational therapy
- Current and ongoing registration (or eligibility for registration) with the applicable Nova Scotia Professional Regulatory body
- Minimum three (3) years' experience working in mental health, Primary Health Care setting/community-based team/community setting
- Current BLS-C certification
- Experience with individual and group education/facilitation utilizing adult education, self-management supports, and motivational enhancement principle
- Experience working with people living with a chronic condition
- Preferred experience in partnership development, stakeholder collaboration, and community development
- Demonstrated understanding of population health, health promotion strategies, and behaviour change principles; in-depth knowledge of NSH and community-based services
- Demonstrated person-centered / family-focused, diversity relevant approaches to care
- Well-developed interpersonal, teamwork, oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and willingness to change
- Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement planning skills
- Computer skills (MS Office, email and internet)
- Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours- Permanent Full Time; 75 hours bi-weekly
$ $42.89 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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