Coordinator of Cancer Care/palliative Care

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:154879**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Victoria Building - QEII**
**Department**:PS Volunteer Services**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:2-May-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 Manager of Volunteer Services, this role is responsible for the development and maintenance of the programs and services component within the Palliative and Cancer Care programs including, but not limited to the Sunshine Room, Palliative Care Unit and Ambulatory Oncology Clinics. This job includes recruitment, screening, training, orienting of new volunteers, developing and maintaining specific volunteer roles throughout the program and providing recognition and ongoing feedback to volunteers. The job assumes other responsibilities, notably coordinating the Volunteer Training Program. The job is also responsible for liaising and working with other managers of palliative care volunteers locally and throughout the province. As part of the Cancer Care team, the coordinator of volunteers sits on the numerous committees and assumes other responsibilities on the team.

The coordinator is responsible for exploring new opportunities to enhance the role of volunteers in the patient experience. By working with operational managers, the coordinator will develop, implement and sustain volunteer roles across the Cancer Care Portfolio. The coordinator will link with community partners to support and enhance the role of volunteers with the goal of improving the patient/family/caregiver experience.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Successful completion of a Social Science degree
- Minimum one year relevant experience
- Experience and knowledge of community development principles of community development, principles of community health, education theory and practice group dynamics preferred
- Knowledge of Palliative Care and Cancer Care an asset
- Project development and implementation experience an asset
- Ability to function independently and as part of a team and be able to establish priorities
- Effective organizational and communication skills
- Volunteer management an asset
- Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
- Effective interpersonal, communication and teaching skills
- 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**:
Permanent Full-time position; 75 hours biweekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$27.02 - $30.62 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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