Lead - Provincial Palliative Care Volunteer Program

4 days ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:136933**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Flexible within the province**
**Department**:PS Volunteer Services**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:20-Sep-22**

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**:
The Provincial Palliative Care Volunteer Program Lead is responsible for engaging with existing palliative care volunteer services, supporting the delivery and further development of education/training, support, supervision and policy relating to HPC volunteers, and for ensuring high quality care in accordance with the NS Palliative Care Competency Framework and Hospice, Palliative and End of Life Accreditation Canada Standards. The Lead will leverage existing resources, identify gaps, help optimize the volunteer role within palliative care and provide expertise in the continued development of tools, resources and mechanisms for connecting palliative care volunteer services across the province, in accordance with the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement.

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

- Baccalaureate degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
- Designation as a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA)
- Minimum three years recent experience in health care and/or volunteer services sector
- Palliative Care education (ie: LEAP training) would be an asset
- Experience with program development and implementation
- Committed to the philosophy and principles of hospice palliative care
- Skilled and experienced in the development and delivery of adult education
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
- Basic computer skills and experience with online meeting platforms
- Knowledge of best practices related to volunteer resources
- Knowledge of quality improvement and evidence based practice
- Knowledge of Hospice, Palliative and End of Life Accreditation Canada Standards and NS Hospice standards related to palliative care volunteers
- Knowledge of the principles of Community Development, Patient Engagement, and Volunteerism
- 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**:

- Long assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately one year
- The location for this position is flexible within the province

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$29.44 - $36.80/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 Management/Non Union 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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