Wellness Coordinator

**Wellness Coordinator, Family Children and Specialized Settlement Services**
- Developing and implementing strategies of coordination with ISANS programs to keep update trends related to mental health and wellness needs among clients.
- Working in collaboration with the Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia to deliver programming to newcomer LGTBQ+ communities.
- Delivering early mental health wellness support group-sessions by designing, facilitating and coordinating with co-facilitators and complementary therapists.
- Designing and delivering targeted programs for clients, according to the identified trends and needs and in collaboration with mental health care practitioners.
- Providing orientation to new arrivals about mental health, settlement and access to community services.
- Empowering clients to better understand mental health and wellness and to access mental health and wellness services.
- Providing short-term solutions focused individual para counseling to support those individuals that require additional support and to support clients to access and navigate mental health services when required.
- Participating in educational opportunities to strengthen ISANS staff capacity to understand and to support client’s mental wellbeing and to offer opportunities of consultation.
- Participating in committees and/or working groups to enhance community capacity to support immigrants/refugees’ mental health and wellbeing.
- Developing resources for newcomers on mental health and wellness.
- Monitoring and being accountable for program expenses / budget in consultation with supervisor and Manager.

**General responsibilities**:

- Providing information as required for internal/external reports and proposals.
- Reviewing and adhering to ISANS workplace policies and procedures
- Recording all relevant client information on databases in a consistent and timely manner as appropriate to the position
- Participating fully in regular staff meetings, team meetings, training and development and ISANS events
- Performing other duties as required.

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree in social work/health related or
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be accepted.
- Mental health and addiction education and experience will be an asset.
- Community development education and experience will be an asset.

**Experience**:

- 2 years experience in a similar position
- Experience working in a cross-cultural environment; experience delivering direct service to immigrants preferred.
- Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating programs or projects.
- Experience with networking and outreach
- Experience in group facilitation
- Experience delivering presentations.

**Knowledge**:

- Knowledge of local activities, programs and community organizations that serve the newcomer population.
- Knowledge of mental health and addiction programs and services

**Skills**:

- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong time management and organization skills
- Additional languages an asset

**ISANS Core Competencies**

**Cultural Competency; Equity, Diversity & Inclusion**
- Embracing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization

**Collaboration**
- Working collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives

**Continuous Learning**
- Continually seeking new knowledge and skills, as well as developing existing capabilities

**Innovative Thinking**
- Introducing new ways of looking at problems and developing useful ideas that are new, better, or unique

**Accountability**
- Holding self and others responsible and accountable to being transparent and principled in our approach and to meeting commitments

**Respect**
- Actively encouraging an environment of fairness, honesty and integrity for all

**Terms of Employment**:

- Fixed-term contract
- Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Hybrid work environment: work location will be determined by operational requirements, prioritizing ISANS mission and clients to determine the right balance of in-person and virtual work.

**Commencement Date**:ASAP

**Closing Date**:Tuesday February 11, 2025- 4:00pm

Only those eligible to work in Canada will be considered for this position.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: $44,500.00-$47,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in HALIFAX, NS

Application deadline: 2025-02-11