Health Educator Senior

HealthCareersInSask.ca•La Ronge, SK

1d•$39 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Educator – Senior provides leadership for the development, implementation and evaluation of population-based strategies to create the conditions that support health for residents of Saskatchewan. This position leads and builds capacity for the development of healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, and re-orienting health services. This position engages with other population health staff, SHA departments, inter-sectoral agencies, and community partners to help set direction for population health promotion strategies, with an emphasis on addressing social determinant of health and increasing health equity. This position collaborates with the Manager regarding program development to ensure continuous improvement occurs using best practice information.

Requirements

Valid Class 5 driver's license
A University degree in Community Development, Social Sciences, Health Science or other related discipline is required.
Minimum of two years work experience in community-based population health promotion or directly related experience.
Knowledge of population health promotion and primordial prevention issues in the community and province.
Advanced knowledge and experience in the application of population health promotion strategies and understanding of the broader social determinants of health and health equity.
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with marginalized and vulnerable populations, including practices of cultural competence and cultural safety, especially in relation to working with Indigenous communities or populations.
Knowledge of current research on successful strategies and outcomes of population health promotion programs and ability to seek out current and best practice information and literature.
Understanding of community development principles and the relationship between population health promotion strategies, healthy equity and community development approaches.
Ability to lead and work as part of collaborative partnerships across professions, health authorities, jurisdictions, sectors, and with individuals, communities and other agencies.
Ability to take initiative and work independently.
Skill in program planning, development, implementation and evaluation.
Skills in group facilitation, coordination, workshop organization, team development and motivation.
Tact, diplomacy and the ability to represent the SHA in the public or in the media.
Excellent writing, oral and electronic communication skills, including presentation skills.
Excellent analytical, conceptual and critical thinking abilities, including gap analysis, asset assessment, interpreting health status indicators and evidence-informed decision making utilizing multiple sources of evidence.
Skill in proposal, grant and report writing for a variety of audiences.
The ability to be creative and innovative.
Flexible and comfortable with ambiguity.
Competency in using Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to maintain a current driver’s license and travel on paved or gravel roads and in chartered or scheduled aircraft.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Indigenous cultures; strengths, resources, and challenges would be an asset.
Ability to speak an Indigenous language would be an asset.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership for the development, implementation and evaluation of population-based strategies.
Leads and builds capacity for the development of healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, and re-orienting health services.
Engages with other population health staff, SHA departments, inter-sectoral agencies, and community partners to help set direction for population health promotion strategies.
Collaborates with the Manager regarding program development to ensure continuous improvement occurs using best practice information.