Social Prescribing Navigator

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Somerset West Community Health Centre Full time

**JOB POSTING**

**JOB TITLE**:Social Prescribing Navigator -**

**Black Social Prescribing Project**

**CLASSIFICATION**: Community Health Worker

**JOB TYPE**: 0.6 FTE (21 hrs/week) TERM

until November 30, 2024

**DEPARTMENT**: Mental Health & Counseling

**REPORTS TO**: Manager, MH & Counseling

**START DATE**: as soon as possible

**PAY RANGE: $27.00 - 32.51 per hour**
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**About us**:
We are the Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC), a non-profit, community-governed organization that serves over 16K clients annually. We provide a wide range of health care services such as primary health care, health promotion, community development, mental health and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve.

We make our work meaningful for our community by striving to ensure that our team reflect the community we serve.

We work within an anti-racism, anti-oppression framework that acknowledges systemic racism exists and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.

**JOB SUMMARY**

Reporting to the Manager, Mental Health and Counselling, The Social Prescribing Navigator - Black Focused Social Prescribing Project is responsible for enhancing services coordination and connecting clients to various social services and non-clinical programs needed to manage their health care goals, as well as identifying and facilitating the development of programs and/or services for members of the Black community in Ottawa. The Navigator will be called upon to establish formal pathways for connecting clients, to act as a liaison, resource and navigator, to explore and develop partnerships and to implement health, social and community support programs based on identified community needs.

The Navigator will work within an inter and multi-disciplinary team of professionals to ensure client’s access to services and programs necessary to maintain and improve health outcomes. The role will also participate in the client intake, assessment, care plan and referral process within the clinical team, and facilitate internal and external referrals. This Navigator is positioned within the Black Mental Health program. The program’s “by the community, for the community'' model of care focuses on equity, culturally centered and affirming care, and minimizing barriers to health and social supports for African, Caribbean and Black communities in Ottawa. The Navigator will work within an anti-racist and anti-oppressive framework, and a determinants of health and client centered lens.

This position involves a hybrid of work from home, virtual, in office and face to face client and administrative hours, including potential of evening and weekend hours.

**Education**
- Post-secondary education in a related field of social services, social work, mental health, community development or related health discipline OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff, volunteers and community partners in a multi-disciplinary environment

**Professional Experience**
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a community-based setting with emphasis on health promotion, community development, and mental health support and care coordination
- Experience in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Experience with a wide range of diverse populations e.g. low income, immigrant and newcomers, racialized groups, people who use drugs, people living with homelessness, mental health, and addiction challenges etc.
- Experience working in a collaborative and multidisciplinary team environment, including primary care and family medicine.
- Experience providing outreach in a community setting
- Experience with service navigation and advocacy for people who’ve experienced trauma, racial trauma, and discrimination due to systemic barriers
- Experience providing community education sessions
- Demonstrated ability in outreach, community engagement and community needs assessments

**Key Competencies**
- Is a part of the Black community and comfortable working within a “by the community for the community” framework
- Commitment to working within a client-centered and social determinants of health framework
- High sensitivity to psychosocial and health needs of marginalized communities
- Excellent communication skills, able to bridge gap between clients and service providers/service agencies
- Strong relationship building, interpersonal and advocacy skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team
- Commitment to strength-based philosophy and practice
- Extensive knowledge of local community resources and service navigation
- Demonstrated commitment to working within an anti-racism, anti-oppression, health equity and harm reduction framework, including an evidence based and reflective practice
- Ability to work flexible hours, some ev

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