HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST

City of Toronto•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$50 - CA$55•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Associate Director, Public Health, the Health Promotion Specialist (HPS) will assist the Vaccine Preventable Diseases program in developing and implementing communication plans, developing program policies and procedures, and supporting staff learning.

Requirements

A Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or related field or an equivalent combination of a baccalaureate degree and extensive experience relevant to the primary duties of the position.
Extensive experience in developing communication strategies and plans.
Extensive experience working with multiple external and internal stakeholders.
Considerable experience in developing policies and procedures.
Considerable experience in developing and implementing training and/or education sessions.
Experience in using project management.
Knowledge of public health programs, services and legislation; knowledge of vaccine preventable diseases would be considered an asset.
Knowledge of risk communications and the management of sensitive issues.
Strong project management skills with excellent organizational skills and ability to work on concurrent projects.
Good interpersonal and consulting skills.
Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work on a multidisciplinary public health team and effective negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Visio.
Possession of a valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s License and access to a vehicle.
Ability to work flexible hours, which may include on-call, overtime, evenings and weekends.

Nice To Haves

knowledge of vaccine preventable diseases would be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Provides expert advice and consultation to Toronto Public Health front line staff, the Board of Health, external groups and the public on health issues.
Assesses community needs and analyzes information with respect to public health issues.
Develops, plans, implements and evaluates community-based initiatives by applying health promotion strategies such as community mobilization, advocacy, healthy public policy and health education.
Collaborates with Public Health program staff in strategic and operational planning for Public Health programs.
Analyzes information and provides advice to staff in the review and analysis of programs, projects and new priorities in setting goals and objectives. Drafts and revises related program plans, policies and procedures.
Develops, implements and evaluates divisional programs and projects.
Promotes the implementation of municipal, provincial and federal legislation and strategies.
Develops public health issues-related policy recommendations, e.g. by-laws, legislation for consideration at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
Develops and facilitates staff learning.
Makes presentations to the public, community and media, and answers inquiries from the public. Liaises with interested external groups.
Develops and coordinates communication plans and social marketing strategies for programs and services including issues management, media relations and advertising campaigns.
Plans, develops, implements, coordinates and evaluates programs and services as directed, e.g. community forum workshops, press conferences, in-house newsletters, media campaigns, Annual Report, press releases.
Researches and writes position papers, reports and correspondence for the division.
Collaborates on applied public health research and field study.
Attends workshops, conferences, seminars etc.