Diabetes Support Coach

6 months ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Métis Nation of Ontario Full time

Hybrid position
MNO’s culture is at our core
The MNO workplace culture is full of potential ready to be unlocked. As our Self-Governance agreement materializes, we are building a workplace culture of action, responsibility, and most importantly a desire to serve the Métis community. When defining what MNO culture is, it’s difficult, because of our diverse leadership styles, and the different programs and services offered. What that really means is there is a place for almost everyone under the MNO employer umbrella. We recognize people are different, and that is our source of strength. We bring opinions together, welcome healthy conflict, and look to always find answers, not problems.
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What We Can Offer You
- Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits and pension plan
- Generous vacation allotment starting at 10 day's for regular employees and 15 day's for management
- Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December
- 16 paid public and employer holidays
- 15 paid health & wellness days
- Challenging, multi-disciplinary work environment that fosters learning and professional development
- Substantial educational incentive to promote personal and professional growth
- An opportunity to make a direct or indirect impact on the lives of the Métis Peoples across the Province
- Other perks
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Telemedicine plan
- Health care spending account
- Goodlife corporate membership discount
- Bell Mobility's exclusive partner program
- Staple's corporate discount
- Dell member purchase program

About the Role
The MNO Indigenous Diabetes Prevention Program aims to improve our current response to the issue of diabetes support and prevention throughout its communities by adding to the current strategy. This will increase the MNO’s ability to provide awareness, prevention, direct support and education across the province. The Healthy Choices Diabetes Coach will work collaboratively with other MNO stakeholders to develop tools, provide client-based activities and engage is education/awareness activities to support better Diabetes outcomes for families. A personal, holistic, culturally relevant and pre-structured response program to diabetes will support a greater number of families to prevent the disease, understand the implications of diabetes in their families and to progress through the myriad levels of support more quickly and effectively. This will increase the opportunity for people to mitigate the impacts of Diabetes in their lives and will create significant improvement to the quality of life for a greater number of Métis families affected by the disease.
What you will be doing
- Ensure that Healthy Choices Diabetes program is delivered in the spirit and philosophy of the Métis Nation of Ontario’s Statement of Prime Purpose
- Create and implement a cultural, family-oriented client Diabetes Planning Program to support clients to better understand their needs and to develop and act on healthy choices
- Work with cultural stakeholders and knowledge holders to find culturally resonant approaches to promote awareness/prevention and provide direct support and symptom mitigation to people affected by diabetes
- Establish a referral network with expert Diabetes service providers in communities throughout the Province
- Work with Healing and Wellness Managers to support opportunities to engage Métis people in healthy living/diabetes prevention activities and in activities to support them to plan to mitigate the symptoms of diabetes in their lives
- Engage with clients to improve their ability to navigate and interact with the healthy care system independently
- Support the Healthy Choices Diabetes program to engage in literature reviews and research as directed by Healing and Wellness Managers
- Develop a streamlined referral network for diabetes related issues
- Support MNO Healing and Wellness Management as required in the spending/reporting of discretionary funding
- Monitor outcomes of the program through reporting requirements
- Participation in MNO Healing and Wellness training as needed/determined.
- Participate in on-going professional development activities as time and financial resources permit
- Attend training and meetings outside Métis Nation of Ontario working hours
- Fulfill all other responsibilities as determined by management of Healing and Wellness Branch
- Financial reporting specific to your program site and budget
- Maintain confidentiality at all times, and adhere to privacy legislation

**Qualifications**:Mandatory qualifications**:

- Experience working with volunteers in a non-profit environment
- 1 or more years’ experience in program development
- Proficiency with computer programs (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Preferred
- Degree or diploma in social services preferred
- Experience working directly with clients
- Knowledge of the impacts of Typ

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