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Health Promoter - Community Vaccination
Posted on Dec. 4, 2024
- Red Lake, Canada
- 0 - 0 USD (yearly)
- Part Time
Salary Range: $33.733 - $45.309 per hour
Position Type: Term - Employment status is flexible - FT, PT, Casual roles are available
This is a term position until March 31, 2025.
JOB SUMMARY
The Health Promoter - Community Vaccination is responsible for facilitating the delivery of health promotion programming to support vaccination in First Nations individuals and communities supported by Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority.
The Health Promoter – Community Vaccination is directly accountable to the Preventing Infectious Diseases Vaccine Preventable Diseases Coordinator.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)
- College diploma in a health-related field
- A minimum of two years’ experience in a First Nations health setting
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Strong organizational and facilitation skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office, graphic design software, and other computer software
- Knowledge of the culture, history, geographical location, and health priorities of the First Nations people in the Sioux Lookout region
- Valid Ontario G driver's licence.
- The ability to speak in one of the Sioux Lookout area First Nations dialects, and/or write in syllabics are definite assets.
- The ability to perform the requirements of the position on a regular basis.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with communities to identify and monitor community priorities around vaccination and other public health issues.
- Collaborate with communities to recognize barriers to behavioral change, develop solutions, and establish supportive environments to promote behavior change, increase vaccine uptake, and address vaccine hesitancy.
- In collaboration with other Preventing Infectious Diseases staff, develop, implement, monitor, and support the evaluation of a health promotion strategy for vaccination and other public health concerns.
- Ensure that the program incorporates community feedback into future regional and community-based programs and initiatives.
- Support and enable communities to develop and implement their health promotion strategy/approaches to promote vaccination and support other public health initiatives.
- In collaboration with other Approaches to Community Wellbeing teams, provide education and health promotion on vaccination and other public health issues to various community members and leaders through radio shows, local newsletters, school programs, community workshops, presentations, webinars, videoconferences, social media, etc.
- Develop and share best practices for health promotion and education for vaccination and other public health concerns.
- Use health promotion expertise and experience to advocate for communities and the Sioux Lookout area to promote vaccination and other public health priorities.
- Represent SLFNHA and Approaches to Community Wellbeing on related community working groups or committees, as needed.
- Assist other SLFNHA and ACW teams when required, and any other duties assigned.
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
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