Community Health Specialist

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour
Job Summary

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

 

Our team of nearly 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more.

 

We are currently looking to fill a Full Time opportunity for a Community Health Specialist in Public Health located in Hope, BC.

 

Come work with us!

 

Joining the Fraser Health team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

 

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

 

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Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Operations, the Community Health Specialist (CHS) works collaboratively with all levels and disciplines of Fraser Health staff, as well as, with diverse community groups, service providers and municipal, regional and provincial governments in the delivery of healthy living strategies, programs and initiatives. In accordance with the vision and values of Fraser Health (FH) and guided by the Healthy Families BC Policy Framework, the Community Health Specialist utilizes community development and community engagement skills to initiate, develop, coordinate and support community health initiatives. The CHS fosters associated community and organizational capacity building to facilitate a collaborative community approach in program planning, service delivery, and policy development as related to healthy communities and the social determinants of health. The position plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates local population health approaches that address the behavioural risk factors, such as tobacco reduction, food security, healthy weights, and physical activity, and health inequities that contribute to chronic disease within Fraser Health communities. This position will work at more then one location.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Master's degree in Public Health, Applied Science, or related field. Three (3) years of recent related experience in community development inclusive of experience in health promotion, community engagement and development, population health, community capacity building, program evaluation, facilitation of integrated approaches to community health and well-being and leadership, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current valid BC Drivers License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.

Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of local government structure, and processes and sources of information and structures within communities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of sustainable community engagement and development, collective impact, population health principles and health equity.
• Knowledge of strategic planning.
• Working knowledge of participatory, community-based research and evaluation methodologies.
• Working knowledge of policy development.
• Working knowledge of project management methodology and/or project planning.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including individual community members, community groups, non-governmental organizations, government bodies, health professionals, interdisciplinary teams and health authority leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, prioritize work, and multi-task in an environment subject to changing deadlines and interruptions.
• Demonstrated ability to research and write reports that provide analysis and evidence-based recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate group processes and to plan and implement collaborative projects and initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain information sharing mechanisms and to facilitate knowledge transfer for community and staff education and skills development.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus and utilize conflict resolution techniques and problem solving skills, particularly in sensitive situations with complex issues in a public arena.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability in public speaking and advocacy.
• Demonstrated ability in community capacity building.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

 

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

 

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

 

Together, we are the heart of health care.

 

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