Wellness Specialist, Tft

The Wellness Specialist is a key member of our health and wellness team, and will provide health and wellness support to staff and physicians throughout the organization. Niagara Health is committed to building and growing a culture of health and wellness to support the NH team in the delivery of extraordinary caring for our patients. Reporting to the Manager, Wellness & Health Promotion, you will enable a healthy and well workplace for all by delivering projects that meet our health and wellness plan objectives. By building off of established health and wellness programming, you will elevate and refine the strategy and outcomes based on evidence informed practices, while remaining on time, on scope and on budget. Working in partnership with the HR team and internal committees and working groups, you will execute projects to successful completion during go live for Project Monarch. You have superior interpersonal, teamwork and conflict management skills, and are a skilled facilitator who can bring people to the table and create a safe space for open, insightful dialogue that propels our health and wellness work forward. **QUALIFICATIONS**: - University degree specializing in human services, or a health related field/relevant experience preferred - Experience in a complex health care or public sector setting would be an asset - Experience with establishing Health and Wellness programs and initiatives in a health care setting - Demonstrated commitment to a mutually respectful workplace - Demonstrated experience planning and executing on projects efficiently and effectively - Experience implementing change initiatives that are sustainable - Demonstrated ability to manage a large and diversified workload with often rapidly changing priorities and challenging deadlines - Excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate in a meaningful way, including in presentation formats to a wide variety of audiences - Ability to exercise independent judgment and take action - Exceptional analytical, conceptual and problem solving abilities - Superior conflict resolution and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, coaching and negotiation - Consistent and regular attendance required - Demonstrated commitment to a healthy and safe workplace for self and others by taking all reasonable precautions and working in compliance with hospital related policies, health and safety legislation and best practices and completing relevant mandatory education as required. O Required to move between all NH sites - Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption based on medical or on a ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code Recruitment Specialist: Marissa Panucci (905) 378-4647 Marissa - We are especially interested in connecting if you..._ - Value diversity, equity and inclusion;_ - Are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Region of Niagara;_ - Identify as a member of one or more of the following equity-deserving groups: Indigenous, racialized, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas._ - Have background or expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service._ - In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._ - At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option._