Wellness Ambassador

About Manitoba Blue Cross
We’re a Manitoba-based, not-for-profit, health benefits provider with a vision to be the trusted and essential health and wellness partner for all Manitobans. Every dollar made is reinvested in our infrastructure, our people, and our province with the goal of providing better care for our members, expanding our community impact and broadening our health care knowledge.
Why work for us?
Manitoba Blue Cross, is a Manitoba Top Employer. We are empowered to give back to the community, and we know that caring needs to start in our workplace with our own Manitoba Blue Cross team. We actively foster a culture that focuses on your satisfaction, development, diversity, and growth.
Culture of Caring
We strive to succeed at reaching our organizational goals, but we always make time to celebrate our successes. Having fun as a group and rewarding our employees for their accomplishments is an essential part of our workplace culture.
We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace. We offer a work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance and support to advance your career that includes:

- Competitive starting salary.
- A comprehensive health benefit package.
- Hybrid work environment, flexible work schedules.
- Fully equipped onsite fitness center.
- Casual dress code to promote diversity and inclusivity.
- Personal and professional development.

Are you a driven, dedicated, and enthusiastic individual who wants to work in a friendly and rewarding environment? If so, we are looking for someone like you The following position is open to anyone residing in Winnipeg and surrounding areas with valid work authorization.

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Manitoba Blue Cross is a leader of health and wellness in Manitoba. Working in a team environment, as well as using their own judgment and problem-solving skills the Wellness Representative - Summer Students are responsible for supporting our organization and community through the development of and participation in various wellness initiatives. It includes representing Manitoba Blue Cross at various community and corporate events, as well as administrative office duties to support the Wellness Department.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represents Manitoba Blue Cross Wellness Team at a variety of community events including golf tournaments, festivals, and fairs.
- Assists with information booths including the distribution of appropriate educational materials at community events.
- Provides basic mental health first aide.
- Leads wellness related programing.
- Provides water at hydration station.
- Documents events and other activities for statistics as necessary.
- Prepares written reports on events and other activities for data entry as necessary.
- Supports the release of our wellness products and services to clients.
- Manages client lists.
- Attends client presentations.
- Supports the Sales and Wellness teams in driving participation and engagement.
- Supports the production of client wellness reports.
- Completes data collection, entry and analysis.
- Assist with development of wellness related content for website, blog post, etc.
- Supports and assists with the introduction of new wellness products and services.
- Provides administrative support to the Wellness Team and perform general office work associated with department initiatives.
- Identifies opportunities for process and information management improvement and recommends changes as appropriate.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & WORK-RELATED COMPETENCIES
- Dedicated to the principles of exceptional service; committed to responding to, anticipating, and addressing customer needs, for both internal and external customers.
- Currently completing a post-secondary education in a related field (kinesiology, psychiatric nursing, social work, education, psychology, etc.). An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
- Completion of or willingness to become certified in Mental Health First Aide Standard First Aid and CPR.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and be comfortable public speaking in challenging situations.
- Interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment and maintain effective working relationships with staff and stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Above average quantitative methods and mathematical aptitude.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy of work.
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, including Word and Excel, with the ability to learn new software easily.
- Self-motivated, innovative individual who functions well in a team setting.
- Able to complete unstructured, non-routine assignments and develop creative solutions to problems.
- A sense of empathy, understanding and attenuation to sensitive issues and problems.
- A high level