Health Promotion Facilitator

Your Opportunity:

Cold Lake is located on Alberta’s seventh largest lake and is home to Canada’s 4-Wing Airforce Base, one of Canada’s busiest fighter bases. Cold Lake boasts a bustling oil and gas industry as well as an active tourism industry. Registered with the applicable professional association or college. Experience working with communities or in a public health setting. Experience in the identification, development and/or implementation of health promotion/wellness programs, initiatives and strategies. Experience in utilizing computer and software on a day-to-day basis. Demonstrates experience/skill in project planning, management, and evaluation. Demonstrates experience/ability to work as part of a team in a health care setting with multiple disciplines. Demonstrates ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Demonstrates experience/exceptional strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms. Demonstrates experience/ability to work independently with limited supervision. Demonstrates experience/ability to function effectively within a dynamic work environment. Demonstrates experience/ability to show leadership in the community throughout projects. Evidence of superior interpersonal and communication skills, community development program planning, advocacy, public relations and social marketing skills. Demonstrates experience and good understanding of health promotion and determinants of health including theory, knowledge and practice. Demonstrates experience in organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Description:

As a Health Promotion Facilitator I, you will assist communities to be healthier through mentoring, advocacy and education. You will link individuals and/or communities to relevant health resources within the region or province and work with community partners to access, plan, implement and evaluate health promotion strategies. You will participate in special studies and/or research projects and review health-related data and identify trends relative to population health and at risk groups. You will facilitate the development and/or implementation of program specific guidelines in partnership with other stakeholders. You will plan, develop and facilitate workshops, seminars and presentations for staff and communities. You will prepare work plans, budgets and year end reports and provide input for departmental goals and strategies.