Community Educator

Your Opportunity:

The Perinatal Education Program, Public Health, focuses on evidence-based health promotion, informed decision making and family centered education for expectant families during pregnancy and beyond. The program maintains the philosophy that pregnancy and childbirth are key life experiences for families as well as normal physiological processes. Community Educators follow a comprehensive curriculum to facilitate classes both virtually and in-person at a variety of hospital and community sites in Calgary and the surrounding areas. Following the program's curriculum, Community Educators plan and implement classes that are consistent with program guidelines. Additionally, Community Educators are required to attend regular staff meetings and educational sessions, commit to ongoing professional development and develop an extensive awareness of current recommendations and community resources. This position will be focused on facilitating series of childbirth classes across a variety of formats (6 week and 10-week evening series and 4 week and full-day Saturday series) and the availability to facilitate a minimum of one class each week is required. Additionally, the position requires the ability to lift, bend and stand for long periods of time and move chairs, tables and carry program materials to and from sites. Required skills and experience include related adult education experience and exceptional group facilitation skills that support a high level of participant interaction and engagement. Additionally, a significant knowledge of the childbirth process, infant feeding, normal infant behaviors and transition to parenthood, and experience facilitating these topics e.g. labour comfort strategies, breast/chest feeding positioning and using childbirth education tools (pelvic models, fetal dolls etc.) and using PowerPoint and Zoom are required for this position.

Description:

As a Community Educator, you will be responsible for delivery of comprehensive patient-centered education and health promotion in area(s) of expertise to patients (clients, residents), families and internal or external care providers. Education may be presented formally (classroom) and/or informally (one-on-one) and in a variety of settings from clinical, classroom, and community. This will include building partnerships with and acting as a resource to specialty services partners, community partners, and other AHS zone programs and staff. You may identify education opportunities, assist in content development, analyze and evaluate services, and work with internal staff to schedule classes and identify locations. You will build new partnerships, implement new initiatives and promote your assigned program.

• Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
• Classification: Community Educator
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Perinatal Education Program
• Primary Location: East Calgary Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2025
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 01-DEC-2025
• Hours per Shift: 4.25, 5.25
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $35.50
• Maximum Salary: $46.82
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in a health or education related field.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an education or health-related field (e.g. midwifery, nursing) and certification from a recognized childbirth education training program (e.g. Lamaze) is required. Experience within the past 5 years facilitating childbirth education classes. The ability to demonstrate a significant knowledge base of the childbirth process, infant feeding and newborn behaviors. The ability to demonstrate facilitation skills that support interactive adult learning strategies. Extensive knowledge of relevant perinatal health resources and current guidelines. Demonstrated self-motivation, reliability, collaboration and independence. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team. Ability to move, lift, bend, stand for long periods of time, move chairs and tables and carry program material and equipment to and from sites. This position will be part of Primary Care Alberta effective November 18, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Primary Care Alberta.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.