Health Promoter

3 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada Centretown Community Health Centre Full time

**Summary**

The Health Promoter is responsible for working with community members both on-site and in the community within the Centretown Community Health Centre (CCHC) catchment area, on issues that affect their health and well-being, The Health Promoter collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and community partners to facilitate the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programs and activities, within a determinants of health and trauma-informed framework. The Health Promoter works with priority populations including 2SLGBTQIA+ community members, vulnerable seniors, and newcomers. Health Promotion strategies employed include: strengthening community action; building healthy public policy; creating supportive environments; developing personal skills and re-orienting health services.

**Requirements**:
**Essential**
- Master level degree in health or social sciences or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience as community health educator/health promoter.
- Specific knowledge related to motivational interviewing, behaviour change, tobacco cessation, mindfulness based stress reduction.
- Experience planning, facilitating, and evaluating group programs and workshops and utilizing adult learning techniques.
- Understanding of trauma-informed care, anti-oppression perspectives, and intersectionality
- Demonstrated ability to work well with priority groups such as 2SLGBTQIA+ community members, vulnerable seniors, and newcomers
- Knowledge of health promotion principles, and experience with a range of health promotion strategies (eg community organizing and advocacy).
- Familiar with data collection methods and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with challenging situations, maintain healthy boundaries and exhibit sound judgement
- Ability to work well independently and as part of multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge and experience using Electronic Medical Records.
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills (MS Word, Outlook, Excel and internet).
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Organizational skills including time management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**Desirable**
- The ability to communicate in a language other than English.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming frameworks, SOGIE (diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions), and social determinants of health
- Experience in mindfulness based stress reduction, trauma-informed practice, and mental wellness programming
- Health promotion experience with physical activity and seniors.

**Language Designation**

English, written and spoken

**How to “express an interest” for this opportunity**:
Submit your letter of interest along with your résumé on or before **January 6, 2023 **by **11:59pm**.

Please note the following:

- The file name for your resume should read: “(last name)_(first name)_ Resume”
- The file name for your cover letter should read: “(last name)_(first name)_ Cover Letter”

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only applicants invited to an interview will be contacted.

Centretown CHC has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, as such applicants must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide proof of vaccinations to be considered for employment. Reasonable accommodation will be considered for persons with medical exemption or other exemptions under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

**Job Types**: Fixed term contract, Part-time
Contract length: 8 months
Part-time hours: 17.5 per week

**Salary**: $34.93-$42.09 per hour

**Education**:

- Master's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- community health educator/health promoter: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-01-06


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