Education Coordinator, MHA
Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 209231
Department/Program: Trauma Informed Care, Mental Health And Addictions
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 1 year x 1 position(s)
Start Date: October 2025
Union Status: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $35.9776 - $47.8039 /hour
Closing Date: September 19, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
The IWK Mental Health and Addictions program (MHA) provides services to children and adolescents within a stepped model of care at the local, provincial, and Maritime levels. MHA provides clinical services in partnership with a wide range of service providers to achieve the best possible outcomes and strives to include identified caregivers as partners to support recovery. MHA services are provided by teams located in schools, community clinics, corrections facilities, emergency departments, hospital clinics, community organizations, intensive day and 24/5 and 24/7 rehabilitative services, and acute psychiatry inpatient services.
We have a teaching, training, and research mandate that seeks to enhance the skills of health care providers, support trainees and develop emerging leaders in mental health related disciplines.
The Education Coordinator, Mental Health and Addictions, will support the education and training initiatives within our interdisciplinary Mental Health and Addictions program. Assists in the scheduling and coordination of MHA Programs and maintenance of records and appropriate dissemination of materials. The incumbent works closely with team members to develop, coordinate, and evaluate educational programs, training sessions, and materials that enhance the delivery of mental health and addiction services.
Hours of Work
Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm, some evening work as needed
Your Qualifications
- Masters degree in health-related field preferred
- Baccalaureate degree in a health discipline (such as, nursing, social work). Must be licensed to practice with the relevant health discipline college/association within the province of Nova Scotia.
- Experience working within the field of Adult Education required.
- Experience with or knowledge of program development, implementation and evaluation approaches required.
- Experience with or knowledge of adult learning principles and best practice
- Experience in program development and project management
- Coordinates all new hire Orientation, programs, and training for MHA staff.
- Coordinates tracking process staff mandatory courses, education, and training for MHA staff.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivated and self-directed.
- Demonstrated initiative and innovative problem solving.
- Experience engaging and working collaboratively with team members.
- Experience facilitating groups.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
- Must have a valid NS driver’s license.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
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