Outreach Worker I - Best Beginning

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, East Calgary Health Centre

📁: Health Promotion/Public Health

📅   : ALB00056319 Requisition #

📅   : Aug 09, 2018 Post Date

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Classification: Outreach Worker I

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Department: (CHR) BEST BEGINNING PPS

Primary Location: East Calgary Health Centre

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.90

Posting End Date: 16-AUG-2018

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 03-SEP-2018

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 4

Shifts per cycle: 18

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $25.46

Maximum Salary: $33.18

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field.

Additional Required Qualifications:

The candidate must demonstrate: the ability to collaborate and work successfully - both independently and with a diverse interdisciplinary team; engage clients in the Best Beginning Program and attach them to community resources; excellence in communication skills; fluency both written and verbal in another language of our BB target populations; and health promotion and program promotion experience. A minimum of 3 years outreach, health education or community development experience within the Calgary community, in addition to group facilitation skills are required. Demonstrated evidence-based practice and commitment to ongoing learning are required. The candidate must possess the ability to do extensive driving to client homes and community sites; ability to spend long periods standing and sitting as well as frequently moving and lifting work equipment and supplies taken to a variety of sites. Required strengths in computer work including MS Office package including PPT and web-based applications. Demonstrated excellence in communication skills with team members, clients and written work materials are required. Typing a minimum of 50 WPM is required. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate facilitation skills on a health education topic. Physical ability to lift, move and carry supplies and equipment up to 25lbs in and out of the car and to multiple sites is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree in a health or education related field strongly preferred. Interpreter experience in a professional setting is strongly preferred. Experience in home visitation. Experience with prenatal populations, infants, women's health, and parenting education.

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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