Health Promoter

3 days ago


Toronto, Canada South Riverdale Community Health Centre Full time

South Riverdale Community Health Centre is a non-profit, multi-service organization that provides primary healthcare, social and community outreach services with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention primarily to people of East Toronto. Our mission is to improve the lives of people that face barriers to physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being. We do so by meaningfully engaging our clients and communities, ensuring equitable access to primary health care and delivering quality care through a range of evidence informed programs, services and approaches. As a leader in community health, our locally and internationally recognized community services include cutting-edge primary health services, health promotion, harm reduction, environmental health, community food centre and population-based community programs for marginalized peoples. We value health equity and inclusion and respect in our work and in the delivery of our services.

The Health Promoter - Environmental implements and evaluates initiatives promoting healthy environmental conditions within Riverdale and the broader community. In order to do this the Health Promoter
- Environmental will use a combination of research about environmental issues affecting urban dwellers (e.g. air quality, access to green space, safe transportation), an equity-based and environmental racism/environmental justice approach which identifies specific impacts on the most vulnerable populations (e.g. apartment dwellers, low-income populations, newcomers, BIPOC/racialized communities), along with community energy - what is most pressing for locals in their words/experience (surveys, research, elected reps).

This position is expected to work onsite during the COVID-19 pandemic as required.

**Responsibilities**:

- Research and monitor the effects of the physical environment (natural and man-made, including soil, air, water, and land use) on the health of the Riverdale community
- Communicate the effects of pollutants on human health using community education approaches
- Maintain information resources on environmental issues for the community and SRCHC staff
- Organize in-services for SRCHC staff to integrate environmental concerns in their practice
- Works within SRCHC to support waste reduction, sustainable transport, toxics reduction and procurement across the organization
- Collaborate across the CHC sector to support initiatives relevant to CHCs and climate change
- Take an equity-based and environmental racism/environmental justice approach which identifies specific impacts on the most vulnerable populations (e.g., apartment dwellers, low-income populations, newcomers, BIPOC/racialized communities)
- Assist in maintaining an integrated health promotion program by participating in planning and implementing outreach activities for SRCHC’s priority groups
- Collaborate within own team and other teams across the organization to identify and provide health education to target groups
- Facilitate community action on specific environmental health issues impacting the health of the priority groups
- Liaise with local and external environmental networks as they relate to the Riverdale Community
- Encourage volunteer participation and guide their involvement in environmental health promotion activities
- Advocate to reduce the impact of pollution on human health in collaboration with community groups and members
- As directed, organize community advocacy efforts
- Keep SRCHC management and Board informed of current and potential advocacy concerns regarding Environmental Health issues in the community
- Conduct systematic ongoing evaluation of all environmental health initiatives
- Prepare reports and statistics as required
- Participate in health promotion policy development and advocacy within SRCHC and the community level
- Other duties as necessary

**Qualifications**:

- Post graduate degree from a recognized university in Environmental Sciences, health or a related discipline or a combination of an undergraduate degree and significant experience
- 1 - 3 years’ experience in a community organization working in a related field
- Experience and knowledge of environmental health issues, climate change, sustainable transportation, toxics reduction, research techniques, program design and evaluation
- Understanding of concepts of health promotion, social prescribing and social marketing
- Understanding of equity-based and environmental racism/environmental justice approaches which identify specific environmental impacts on vulnerable populations
- Experience in community organizing, with excellent communication (both verbal and written) and group facilitation skills
- Familiarity with Health Impact Assessments and Health Equity Impact Assessments considered an asset
- Written and verbal knowledge of a second language (Cantonese/Mandarin) considered an asset
- Police clearance documentation will be required for employment
- Proof of triple COVID-19 va


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