Eating Disorder Prevention Specialist

**Position**:Eating Disorder Prevention Specialist - Durham Region

**Department**:Mental Health & Addictions

**Position Status**:Full-Time

**Union**:PARA

**Number of Positions**:1

**WHY WORK FOR US**:
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a state-of-the-art regional hospital with a proud local history extending back over a century. With a capacity of 494 beds, our regional hospital has one of the busiest Emergency Department in Ontario and offers an extensive range of services, including specialized programs in renal, stroke, cardiac, cancer care, and vascular surgery.

We wouldn't be the hospital we are today without the people and nothing is more important to us then our team of dedicated employees. At PRHC, we pride ourselves on creating and maintaining an environment where people are valued, recognized, and treated with respect.

We believe that the best way to support our patients is through our people. We do this by providing our employees with competitive and comprehensive benefit plans, a pension program with matching employer contribution, professional development opportunities, employee and family assistance program, health and wellness programs (gym and yoga memberships, annual wellness fair, travel discounts) and a learning fund for educational development. Exploring new positions, programs, or development initiatives is encouraged as it contributes to your personal and professional growth. PRHC supports and encourages you to pursue whatever path you choose.

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**:
As a member of the Eating Disorders Prevention Team, the responsibilities of the **Eating Disorder Prevention Specialist** include facilitating/performing health promotion, wellness education, prevention service delivery planning and implementation activities. Further responsibilities include participating in skills and capacity building activities; participating in local and provincial engagement activities across multiple sectors, participating in research and evaluation activities; providing consumer-oriented eating disorder information and reference material within the community using print and electronic resources; participating in academic forums.

This position is in partnership with Eating Disorders Ontario - Prevention (EDO-P), however employment is with PRHC as the host organization for EDO-P in Ontario Health East.

**WHAT YOU’LL BRING**:

- Completion of a bachelor’s degree in social work
- Member in good standing of the Ontario College of Social Workers
- A valid driver’s license, with own transportation is required
- Ability to travel throughout an assigned region and work some irregular hours when needed
- Access to a private home office space in a work from home capacity

**WHO YOU ARE**:

- Minimum of two years of experience in a mental health setting with a focus on children and youth
- Psychotherapy qualifications (within their professional scope of practice), community development and/or public health experience preferred
- Experience required in health promotion, health education, or child/youth education
- Experience working with anxiety disorders, depression, past trauma or eating disorders or motivational enhancement
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multiple groups and stakeholders
- Excellent organizational, time management and critical thinking skills
- Facilitation skills and ability to drive consensus across different sectors (clinical, professional, educator, and various community groups), both in-person and virtually
- Knowledge and experience of health promotion, population health, community development principles, as well as the determinants of health required
- Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a team, making the best use of own skills and expertise and those of colleagues is required
- Ability to work collaboratively with other program staff and community practitioners to provide activities, programs and services required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate in a thorough, clear, and timely manner required
- Ability to demonstrate respect for the innate strengths of individuals and communities required
- Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of specific communities and a response to their needs required
- Understanding/knowledge of conventional/alternative health practices and how these practices may relate to health and wellness and cultural diversity are _required_
- Community development and/or public health experience preferred
- Experience with related child/youth mental health areas and community development preferred

**OUR COMMITMENT**:
At PRHC, we take great pride in maintaining an inclusive culture of respect and a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. We do this because we understand that bringing different perspectives and backgrounds to the fulfillment of our mission, vision and values makes us better.

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity at PRHC. If you are