Job Description
Req ID: 159810
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PHC CABHI SPARK-6-00420
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT short-assignment (40% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-Jul-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
Please Note: This is a designated position. The successful candidate must self-identify as African Nova Scotian or of African Ancestry to be considered for this role.
Reporting to the Provincial Health Services Lead, and working closely with the broader project team, the Operations Consultant will work directly on a specific project coordinating, planning, developing, implementing and evaluating a wellness and chronic disease management initiative within the African Nova Scotian Community. This project is driven by the recognition that long-standing systemic health inequities are experienced by the African Nova Scotian Community. The objective of this project is to work directly with the community and the project team to develop a chronic disease management program that is driven by the current needs of the community. The candidate must identify as African Nova Scotian or of African Ancestry and demonstrate a strong rapport and comprehensive understanding of the historical context of African Nova Scotians.
As part of this project, the Operations Consultant will use an intersectional best practice approach to develop and refine the program for older adults and their caregivers living with chronic conditions. The program will be community-driven, leveraging self-management support approaches, and integrating research, best practice, and lived experience. The program development will have an equity, diversity, inclusion, reconciliation, accessibility (EDIRA) lens. The goal of the program is to support older adults and their caregivers to live their healthiest life and thrive.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
Please Note: This is a designated position. The successful candidate must self-identify as African Nova Scotian or of African Ancestry to be considered for this role.
- Baccalaureate degree from a health discipline/health science field.
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Health Services Administration or equivalent combination of education and experience considered an asset
- Minimum of 3-5 years' working experience and responsibilities in a senior coordinator position or equivalent
- Canadian Evaluations Society's Credentialed Evaluator designation considered an asset
- A recognized training certificate in project management considered an asset
- Experience in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating PHC and community-based initiatives preferred
- Understanding of a trauma-informed approach
- Experience within a health-related environment preferred
- Experience in a primary health care/community-based setting preferred
- Experience engaging with community
- Knowledge of disease prevention, health promotion, chronic disease management, and population health preferred
- Proven ability to work with a variety of stakeholder groups
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
- Valid Nova Scotia Driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up-to-date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.
- Temporary Part-time (40%) position; 30 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 6 months
- Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Travel within HRM will be required
$36.33-45.41 Hourly
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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