Health Promotion Facilitator II
- Classification: Hlth Promotion Facilitator II
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Department: HC MENTAL HEALTH
- Primary Location: Southport
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 02-OCT-2018
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp Full Time
- Date Available: 12-OCT-2018
- Temporary End Date: 29-MAR-2019
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $40.92
- Maximum Salary: $54.46
- Vehicle Requirement: N/A
Completion of master's degree in Health Promotion, Public or Population Health, Health Education or a related field. Active or eligible for registration with applicable professional association or college.
Additional Required Qualifications:This work involves providing training of trainers, coaching and mentoring to professional and community responders and health/service providers to increase Alberta’s pool of disaster psychosocial trainers. It also involves supporting community development initiatives, collaborating with key internal and external key stakeholders in project or program planning, development, implementation, evaluation and improvement. Increasing disaster psychosocial literacy through training and education; being able to identify, understand and address the behavioral, social, political, economic, environmental and organizational factors that promote or compromise the mental health of impacted communities and recommending evidence-informed strategies/ and or approaches to address identified priorities. This work may involve conducting situational analyses, literature reviews, environmental scans and focus groups to make recommendations as part of an integrated program planning and evaluation process. It also requires the ability to manage projects using standardized tools and techniques that are conducive or aligned with health promotion, disease and injury prevention practices. Must be an AHS certified trainer in PFA, SPR, E-prep, HeartMath. Working understanding of a disaster psychosocial capacity approach. Disaster response experience. Community-based experience, especially disaster response and recovery experience.
Preferred Qualifications:3-5 years relevant mental health promotion/mental illness and addiction prevention/ population public health and/or community-based experience. Group facilitation skills (e.g., chairing meetings, teaching, presenting). Knowledge and application of project management skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft office suite especially Word, Excel, Powerpoint , Skype for Business. Demonstrated strong writing skills for a variety of purposes and audiences (an example will be requested).
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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