Health Educator Staff

Position #: 099220

Union: HSAS

Facility: Buffalo Narrows Corporate Office

City/Town: Buffalo Narrows

Department: Addiction Services Community Clinics & Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 37.33 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Health Educator - Staff $36.518 to $44.655

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Youth Programming Development Coordinator reports to the Supervisor of Mental Health and Addictions and is responsible to assure that SHA health delivery/promotion programs take into account the needs of youth and appropriately address those needs. Through a process of consultation and collaboration with Mental Health and Addictions personnel, youth, other agencies, and community leaders, the Youth Programming Development Coordinator will monitor what programs are serving youth, how best to target youth with these programs, and the effectiveness of these programs in addressing the needs of youth as seen by the youth themselves as well as by others in the community. Serving as a healthy role model, contact person, and mentor, the Youth Programming Development Coordinator serves as liaison between SHA and youth within our geographical area. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Other Education and Training

• Bachelor Degree in a health related field

Competencies

• Basic - Communication skills
• Basic - Research skills
• Basic - Organizational skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in program and community development process
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Other Information

• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body
• Ile-a-la-Crosse is located approximately 220 km north of Meadow Lake
• Travel required
• For more information on the village of Ile-a-la-Crosse please visit https://sakitawak.ca/