Advisor, Paramedic Culture

**Job Description**:
**Advisor, Paramedic Culture & Well Being**

**Paramedic Services - Health Services**

**Status**:Contract Full Time; Duration: 24 Months

**Salary Range**:$100,172 - $125,213 per annum, plus comprehensive benefits

**Work Mode**:Hybrid - 2 to 3 days in the office per week **_see below for more details about this work mode_**_._**

**Location**:1600 Bovaird Dr E, Brampton, On

**Hours of work**:35 per week

**Who we are**: We save lives and provide Peel’s residents and visitors with unsurpassed pre-hospital care. We dedicate our lives to providing expert, reliable pre-hospital and community care while ensuring the needs of our community are efficiently met.

**What you will do in this role**:
In this position you will be responsible for providing advisory, strategic planning, analysis, development, management and evaluation of Well-Being Programs that support the psychological and physical health of Paramedic Services employees. Utilizing your experience, you will identify the needs and develop, coordinate and deliver specialized well-being training/education programs as well as oversee capacity building for resiliency and other proactive and/or preventive measures and programs.
- Leads strategic planning of Psychological Well-being Programs and Initiatives for Paramedic Services, as well as the development, implementation and evaluation of programs and initiatives
- Develops and recommends psychological health and safety programs, practices and strategies, under the direction of the Manager
- Conducts regular analysis, surveys, and assessments to determine psychological health needs and areas requiring planning and support
- Assists the Manager in developing annual business/work plans and in developing service plans and staffing proposals
- Assists with management of team budget/expense management
- Liaises with management, Human Resources, community colleges, regulatory bodies, government and external agencies, vendors, contractors and the public
- Establishes and leads related committees, meetings, task forces, working groups and special projects

**What the role requires**:

- Successful completion of a University Degree in Health Sciences or Psychology, or related field
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in a similar capacity, including conducting research, and analysis of statistical data and trends
- Ability to work outside regular business hours, as required
- Valid Ontario Class “G” driver’s license and reliable vehicle to use on corporate business.
- Combination of education and experience may be considered

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Experience in development of policies, including research, writing, interpreting and evaluating policies
- Experience working within a diversity, equity and inclusion lens
- Knowledge of applicable Standards, Acts, Regulations, Directives, Policies, Legislation, and operations pertinent to Paramedic Services
- Polished understanding of developing business/work plans and staffing proposals
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act and best practices for workplace and psychological well-being and Occupational Stress/PTSD prevention strategies
- Familiarity with CSA Standards for Psychological Health & Safety in Paramedic Services
- Demonstrated skills in researching, writing/editing and program development
- Leadership competencies including operating strategically, leveraging diversity and differences, customer focused, ensuring accountability, managing complex problems, financial management, employing interactive and effective communication

**Nice to have**:

- A Master’s degree in related field
- Paramedic Services experience
- Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP) designation
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis, starting at 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion

**Work Mode & Job Location**: In this role, you'll enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement. This means you'll have the ability to work off-site and on-site as needed, depending on operational needs at the **1600 Bovaird Dr, E, Brampton, ON** worksite. The frequency of on-site work may vary from week to week, depending on operational demands, which can evolve over time.

It's important to note that your off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario. This ensures that we're compliant with all regulations and policies.

The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and