Emotional Wellness Counsellor/navigator

5 months ago

Windsor, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:175453**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** **Zone, **Hants Community Hospital**
**Department**:PHC CZ WH CDW HHWT**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly PT long-assignment** **(**50%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:5-Mar-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.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Hants Health and Wellness Team (HHWT) is a community-based health initiative that focuses on integrated chronic disease management, wellness and health programming, wellness navigation and building community connections. Reporting to the Health Services Manager, the Emotional Wellness Counsellor/Navigator (EWCN) demonstrates flexibility and innovation in facilitating health and wellness programs and in supporting citizens of the communities served by the team in accessing the programs and/or resources that support health enhancing behaviors. The HHWT is team focused and collaborates with family physicians, other health care providers and community groups.

Responsibilities of the Emotional Wellness Counsellor/Navigator include:
- meeting with individuals and families with complex health and wellness needs to support them to prioritize needs, navigate health care and community resources using a social determinants of health lens.
- counselling individuals and groups with mild to moderate emotional distress using a Solution-Focused Approach and providing brief interventions to promote self-management of emotional wellness, overall well-being and to improve quality of life
- developing and facilitating group-based programs to address emotional wellness needs from both overall all wellness perspective as well as customized for populations with chronic conditions.
- researching, developing, and maintaining in depth awareness of resources within the community and the surrounding areas of the district through a community development, population health and collaborative approach.
- developing community partnerships and conducting community engagement, in collaboration with other multi-disciplinary team members.
- the EWCN initiates and follows through with emotional wellness interventions, collaborating with West Hants Community Mental Health and Addictions and across the Hants Health and Wellness Team programs and services, and other health and community partners.

**About You**:

- Bachelor's (+ 5 years' experience) or Master's degree ( + 3 years' experience) in one of the following health professions is required: Social Work or MEd in Counseling
- Master’s degree preferred
- Registration with and/or eligible to register with respective professional regulatory association required
- 3-5 years related experience in: mental health; primary health care/community setting
- 3-5 years related experience in: individual counselling; group education/facilitation using self-management/behaviour change principles
- Experience working with a lifespan population an asset
- Preferred experience in partnership development, stakeholder collaboration, and community development
- Experience working with people living with a complex and/or multiple chronic conditions
- Understanding of population health, health promotion strategies, and behaviour change principles
- In-depth knowledge of local health network and community based services
- Demonstrates person-centered / family-focused, diversity relevant approaches to care
- Well developed interpersonal, teamwork, oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change
- Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation, evaluation, and quality improvement
- Planning skills
- Annual CPR-AED certification and annual WHMIS training and certification
- Access to a reliable vehicle for work travel
- 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**:

- Temporary part time assignment; 37.5 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 13 months
- Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays.

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$33.96 - $42.89 hourly

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