Youth Engagement Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
About the Opportunity

As a Youth Engagement Coordinator with Nova Scotia Health Authority, you will play a key role in facilitating and supporting youth engagement in Health Promoting Schools (HPS) partnerships. You will work closely with Health Promoters, Public Health teams, and other partners to support schools and communities in implementing school and community-based, HPS and youth-focused wellbeing action plans.

You will be a member of the PH Healthy Communities team, applying Public Health frameworks and standards, along with key partners' guiding documents. You will work with youth, adults, schools, youth-serving organizations, communities, and systems to strengthen skills, abilities, processes, and resources to support children and youth as change agents.

This role requires a strong background in youth engagement, health promotion, community development, understanding of Health Promoting Schools, knowledge of the school system, and a solid track record in building partnerships.

About You
  • Baccalaureate degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Education, Community Youth Development, or other relevant field with relevant experience.
  • Masters' degree preferred.
  • Minimum of two years related job experience.
  • Experience in working with youth, including developing and implementing youth engagement, peer mentoring, knowledge sharing, and skills building strategies.
  • Experience in planning, development, and evaluation of health promotion policies and programs.
  • Demonstrated understanding of population health and health promoting schools approaches.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods.
  • Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary setting with a strong focus on school settings.
  • Demonstrated planning, organizational, and time management skills. Ability to deal with competing priorities.
  • Demonstrated judgment, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated negotiation and conflict management skills.
  • Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with schools and communities.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of community development and mobilization.
Hours
  • Permanent Full Time /% FTE /70 Hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Incentives

$35.09 - $44.10 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package, which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage, as well as a defined benefit pension plan.



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