Healthy Communities Program Specialist

4 weeks ago

Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Full time

Req ID: 185191
Location: Provincial, Flexible Within The Province 
Department: PH SSP Healthy Communities
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 27-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

Healthy Communities Program Specialist works with team members and partners to support initiatives that protect and promote health, reduce health inequities and address the determinants of health.  The Program Specialist synthesizes data and evidence and uses knowledge translation tools to support the Healthy Communities program in application of comprehensive, evidence informed policies and strategies.
 
The Program Specialist provides leadership and advanced knowledge in health promotion, policy development and public health theory and practice to support the implementation of the Healthy Communities program throughout the province. The position is responsible for:
 

  • Providing expert level advice, evidence and best practice on advancing the understanding of healthy communities work .
  • Managing projects and coordinating teams working on a specific content issue.
  • Retrieving, assessing and synthesizing complex research findings to inform knowledge translation tools and capacity building opportunities.
  • Developing policy and practice tools to support healthy communities program, health promoting schools and healthy public policy work.
About You

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

  • Masters in public health, health promotion or other relevant field with 3 years relevant experience or Baccalaureate degree in health promotion, sociology or other relevant field with 5 years relevant experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of social determinant of health, awareness and study of one’s own power and privilege and, appropriate public health approaches to reduce health inequities.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders using a variety of methods.
  • Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support health equity work.
  • Demonstrated judgment, decision making, and problem solving skills
  • Demonstrated project management, planning and time management skills.  Ability to work flexibly and with competing priorities.
  • Demonstrated and strong group facilitation and process skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in evidence informed practice, conducting evidence reviews and producing evidence briefs.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in LEADS
  • Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with communities
  • Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, respect and accountability.
  • Action oriented and strong ability to complete time sensitive tasks.
  • Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred

 

PLEASE NOTE:   Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

 

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

Hours
  • Long Assignment, Full-time (100%) position; 70 hours biweekly
  • Approximately 16 months (Dates are subject to change)
Compensation and Benefits

$39.23 - $47.59 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. 

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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