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Healthy Living Facilitator

Southport, MB
  • Number of positions available : 1

  • To be discussed
  • Starting date : 1 position to fill as soon as possible

Requisition ID: 376662

Position Number: 880-715521216H284-01

Posting End Date: March 07, 2025

Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud

Site: Public Health Program

Union: MGEU Prof Tech

Department/Unit: Public Health-Healthy Living

Work Location: Southport Regional Office

City: Southport

Hiring Status: Temporary

FTE: 1.0

Employment arrangement: In Person

Daily hours worked: 7.75

Anticipated shift: Days & Occasional Evenings and Weekends as required

Annual base hours: 2015

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 04/14/2025 - 03/30/2026

Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

Salary: $31.19 - $43.30

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other - a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Manager Health Services, the Healthy Living Facilitator is part of a multidisciplinary Public Health-Healthy Living team that uses principals of population health promotion, health equity and community health development to support communities and groups in areas of assessment, program development and capacity building for health. Activities focus on primary and secondary prevention and health promotion, with a responsibility to maintain communication with Southern Health-Santé Sud staff and community stakeholders. The Healthy Living Facilitator will work with communities as they identify, develop, implement and evaluate initiatives including Health Public Policy that promotes health.

The incumbent will exercise the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

Maybe required to work in locations other than their site/office within the PHHL program.

Experience
  • Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in community health development and/or population health promotion.
  • Experience working with populations with diverse cultural and social backgrounds would be considered an asset.
  • Training and experience in mental health promotion would be considered an asset.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
  • Post-secondary degree in a relevant health discipline.
Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Outlook.
  • Demonstrated ability in marketing and evaluation of health promotion programs communication, critical thinking, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrated ability in leadership, using a broad range of comprehensive and multi-faceted strategies to strengthen community action, re-orientate health services, develop personal skills, create supportive environments and build healthy public policy.
  • Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
  • Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
  • Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
  • Good work and attendance record.
  • Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
Physical Requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
  • No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
  • May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
  • Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.

All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.

Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.


Requirements

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