Coordinator, Mental Health and Wellness

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:159162
**Department/Program**:Community Health Team, Healthy Populations & Provincial Initiatives
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $34.0746**:

- **$45.2752 /hour
**Closing Date**: June 22, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of Primary Health, the Coordinator, Mental Health and Wellness, will provide leadership and expertise to community mental health initiatives with a key focus on children, youth and families as part of the IWK‘s partnership with Nova Scotia Health and the Community Health Team initiative. The Coordinator will plan, implement and evaluate community-based mental health programs and projects and will prioritize these based on evidence and the needs of the community. Interventions will be in partnership with community members and community organizations and will focus on building skills and advocating with community residents for appropriate supports. The Coordinator will also provide wellness navigation support to children, youth and families in their assigned communities. This work will utilize a population health approach including a focus on community development and the determinants of health.

This position will require work at multiple sites and travel between various community locations throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality.

**Hours of Work**:
7.5 hour shifts; 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday though flexible work hours (including evenings and weekends) required.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Baccalaureate degree required in one of the following health professions: Occupational Therapy or Social Work.
- Registration, or eligible for registration, with respective professional regulatory association required.
- Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience working in mental health; primary health care settings/community-based group education is required.
- Experience working and interacting with children, youth and families.
- Preferred experience in partnership development, stakeholder collaboration, and community development.
- Experience working directly in a variety of diverse and underserved communities is required.
- Valid Class 5 Drivers License, access to a reliable vehicle, and appropriate insurance required.
- Ability to work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team as well as the ability to work independently.
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and communication (verbal & written) skills, utilizing adult education principles.
- Excellent time management, organization and problem-solving skills.
- Competency in other languages considered an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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