Youth Engagement Coordinator

**Req ID**:168837**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** **Zone, **Western Kings Memorial Health Centre**
**Department**:PH School**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:24-Nov-23**

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**:
Reporting to the Public Health Manager, Healthy Communities, the Youth Engagement Coordinator, Health Promoting Schools is responsible for embedding and supporting the implementation of the UpLift project within the Health Promoting Schools (HPS) model and plans within the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education. The Youth Engagement Coordinator will work closely with other members of the Healthy Communities Team to support schools and school communities to implement local HPS action plans. The focus of the position is at the school level where the Youth Engagement Coordinator will engage students as change agents and leaders to improve student health and well-being and build the capacity of adults to support youth engagement in the implementation of HPS. The position requires a strong background in youth engagement, health promotion, understanding of comprehensive school health, community development, knowledge of the school system and a solid track record in building partnerships.

**About You**:

- Baccalaureate degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Education, Community Youth Development, or other relevant field with relevant experience.
- Masters’ degree preferred.
- Minimum of two years related job experience.
- Experience in working with youth including developing and implementing youth engagement, peer mentoring, and knowledge and skills building strategies.
- Experience in planning, development, and evaluation of health promotion policies and programs.
- Demonstrated understanding of a population health and health promoting schools approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders using a variety of methods.
- Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support HPS planning and work.
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary setting with a strong focus on school settings.
- Demonstrated planning, organizational, and time management skills. Ability to deal with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated judgment, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with schools and communities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of community development and mobilization.
- Demonstrated knowledge in organization and behavior change and social movement theory, theories of school change, critical analysis, strategic framing.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
- Exceptional time management and priority setting skills.
- Travel will be required for this community-based position
- a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required.
- Competencies in other languages an asset

**Hours**:

- Long assignment full-time position; 70 hours biweekly
- Beginning January 2024 (approx. 6 month term)

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$31.20 - $39.40 hourly

**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 Admin Professionals 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.

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