Health Promoter

5 days ago

Pickering, Canada Durham Community Health Centre Full time

**Position Title**: Health Promoter - African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) population

**Employment Status**: Permanent Full Time

**Position Status**:This is a Bargaining Unit position. All terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement apply**.**

**Hours of Work Schedule**: 35 hours per week

**Salary Range**: Salary is commensurate on skills and experience, and within the range of $67,122 - $74,032 plus Group Benefits & HOOPP

**Hiring Manager**: Manager, Health Equity and Priority Populations

**Primary Location**: 1450 Kingston Rd #17, Pickering, ON L1V 1C1 (flexibility to travel to/work at any of DCHC locations as required)

**Organization Overview**

**Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC)** is a registered, charitable organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community based primary care, wellness services, and health education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being.

DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients (i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive not only sick care, but preventive care as well.

At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We always place every client at the centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education.

It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on making our biggest impact yet on the health of Durham community members by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources.

**Position Overview**

Working as a member of an interdisciplinary team of health professionals, the Health Promoter - ACB works to enhance the health of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations through educational and prevention strategies, program development, and advocacy and engagement in order to reduce health inequities.

The Health Promoter - ACB uses communication and strong facilitation skills to build partnerships to advance the work of system/culture change. The Health Promoter - ACB will use evidence throughout the planning cycle (assessment, development, implementation and evaluation) to build understanding, motivate and inspire action, among colleagues and community partners.
- **Key Responsibilities**:_

1. Work with community-based groups to identify the health-related needs and capacities of residents in the surrounding community and among priority populations and emerging population needs.

2. Work with staff, partner agencies and community members to establish priority issues and identifies appropriate strategies to respond to these issues.

3. Develop partnerships to support new and ongoing programs and initiatives related to health promotion needs.

4. Facilitate / co-facilitates groups, events and community initiatives.

5. Assist in the development of projects and initiatives that help clients and community to increase control over and to improve their health.

6. Act as a resource for groups and committees on issues related to the priority populations.

7. Help reduce barriers to good health by advocating for affordable, equitable and obtainable services and the development of healthy public policies.

8. Provide educational presentations and workshops for clients and community agencies.

9. Support the advancement of strategic initiatives within the organization with a lens to reduced inequities and increased access to care.

10. Design and carry out needs assessments, focus groups, surveys and program evaluations in collaboration with staff, etc.

11. Assists external groups to carry out approved activities and quality improvement activities.

12. Participate in student and volunteer recruitment and supervision.

13. Ensure regular compilation of client, group and community initiative encounter statistics utilizing electronic client records and other approved electronic systems.

1. Assists, as assigned, in the orientation and training of new staff on the team.

2. Consults regularly with local agencies or community resources concerning resource development and program planning which is pertinent to the clients and/or youth population.

3. Adheres to and applies organization wide policies and practices in support of organizational health, and performances.

4. Adheres to and applies established compliance measures within legislative requirements and equity principles (e.g., AODA, Human Rights Code, and Ontario Employment Standards).

5. Champions and supports Employee Engagement efforts and initiatives.

6. Ensure

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