Health Promotion Specialist
Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 197312
Department/Program: Child Safety Link, Healthy Populations & Provincial Initiatives
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Start Date:
Union Status: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $35.2722 - $44.0903 /hour
Closing Date: February 25th, 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
Reporting to the Manager, Child Safety Link, the Health Promotion Specialist develops, implements and evaluates child and youth injury prevention initiatives. The position focuses on upstream determinants of injury and applies comprehensive, evidence informed approaches and strategies. Specific initiatives/activities may include, but are not limited to, broad based programming, training/education, awareness raising, advocacy, and research. The Health Promotion Specialist works collaboratively with other Child Safety Link and IWK staff, community safety coalitions/organizations and the provincial government. They will support other CSL initiatives, plan/implement sustainable opportunities and provide timely response to media, and public and health professionals’ inquiries.
The primary focus of the Health Promotion Specialist will either be the At Home portfolio or the At Play/At School portfolio. The At Home portfolio focuses on fall prevention and poisoning prevention and will be expanding into other priority areas. The At Play/At School portfolio focuses on ATV safety, concussion prevention, helmet safety, active transportation and the building of the At School portfolio.
More information about Child Safety Link can be found here - www.childsafetylink.ca
Hours of Work
Monday-Friday, 7.5 hour shifts (some evening and weekend hours will be required); 75 hours bi-weekly.
Your Qualifications
- Baccalaureate degree in health promotion/education/public health with experience in injury prevention and program development required.
- Masters' degree in a related field considered an asset
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in the field of health promotion/injury prevention/public health preferred.
- Strong understanding of principles of community development, health promotion/injury prevention, determinants of health and population health.
- Demonstrated understanding of cultural competence and the unique needs of diverse communities.
- Strong facilitation skills; knowledge and application of adult education approaches an asset.
- Strong understanding of principles of social marketing and behaviour change.
- Demonstrated experience/ability to work collaboratively with other staff and community organizations in program initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple program initiatives, exceptional project management and organizational skills
- Proven outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven strong writing and presentation skills.
- Previous advocacy and healthy public policy, program development, evaluation/research experience an asset.
- Previous media experience an asset.
- Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, and appropriate insurance coverage. Travel required, up to 25% of the position.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
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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