Health Promoter- Public Health

2 weeks ago

Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

Req ID: 191022
Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible Within the Province  
Department: PH Mobile Unit
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Nov-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Public Health is committed to hiring a diverse workforce that acknowledges and celebrates the significant contributions, perspectives, experiences, and community relationships applicants who are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ all bring to the collective work of Public Health. When applying for this position, we welcome you to share this in your cover letter.

 

Public Health Mobile Unit (PHMU) is a provincial PH program developed in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The PHMU program is evolving as a Public Health transformation area of work to continue to support community work. The PHMU work delivers health services to communities across the province supporting emergency preparedness, healthy communities, health protection, early years, and immunization.

 

Reporting to the Manager, Public Health Mobile Unit, the Health Promoter works with Assistant Managers and Public Health colleagues to understand population health needs and apply health promotion strategies to improve health and reduce health inequities. The Health Promoter works with community partners across multiple levels to take action to create supportive social, economic, and physical environments that protect and promote health. The Health Promoter uses evidence informed strategies to advocate for healthy public policy and system change through community engagement, coalition building and partnership development. The Health Promoter continually assesses understanding of community health through ongoing and informal means (gathers local intelligence, seeks out experiences and stories) and uses formal community health assessment processes. The Health Promoter uses persuasive communication and strong facilitation skills to build partnerships to advance the work of system/culture change. The Health Promoter will use evidence throughout the planning cycle (assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation) to build understanding, motivate and inspire action, among colleagues and community partners. The Health Promoter will play a key role in supporting Nova Scotia’s Public Health Mobile Unit’s through engagement with organizations and communities, using a health equity lens, coordination of communication and knowledge translation tools to support public understanding of PHMU’s program interventions and supporting development of evaluation tools and analytics for ongoing monitoring and reporting and process development and documentation.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion/ Public Health plus five years community based/Public Health experience OR Masters degree in Health Promotion/Public Health plus two years community-based/ Public Health experience
  • Experience in planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs, policies, services, and initiatives
  • First Aid/ CPR Certification
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the Core Competencies for Public Health and LEADS.
  • Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Demonstrated knowledge translation and communication skills, including written and verbal
  • Understanding of a population based approach
  • Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support healthy communities work.
  • Demonstrated negotiation and conflict management skills; strong judgement, decision making and problem solving skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of health impact assessment
  • Travel will be required. A valid drivers' license and access to a reliable vehicle
  • Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred

 

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certification

Hours
  • Permanent Full-Time; 70 hours biweekly
  • Beginning as soon as possible
  • Shifts may include occasional nights, holidays, and weekends
  • Travel will be required.
Compensation and Benefits

$35.09 - $45.61 Hourly

 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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