Indigenous Healthy Living Program Worker

Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre•Thunder Bay, ON

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Indigenous Healthy Living Program Worker is responsible for designing, developing, coordinating, facilitating, monitoring and evaluating healthy lifestyle programs based on community needs and interests with the intent to improve health status through increased physical fitness, improved cardiovascular health, smoking reduction, and improved nutritional knowledge and practices.

Requirements

Passion for, and willingness to role model, healthy lifestyle behaviours.
Experience in physical fitness training or willingness and capability to be certified to facilitate a broad range of physical fitness programs.
Knowledge about healthy lifestyle behaviours; specifically, nutrition, healthy weight, and the benefits of living smoke-free.
Experience in program planning, development, implementation, data collection and evaluation; strong facilitation skills and experience presenting educational workshops and working with groups.
Knowledge of Indigenous culture and the social reality that Indigenous youth, women, and seniors experience in urban settings.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, including database applications.
Self-motivated individual with the ability to work with minimal supervision in a team-oriented setting; ability to problem solve and take initiative.
Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
Excellent case and file management skills, stress management and time management skills.
Ability to engage people, build trust and rapport; effective verbal and listening communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and/or weekends.
Current First Aid / CPR and Safe Food Handling Certification.
Possession of a valid Ontario Driver’s Licence and the use of a vehicle.
A clear criminal reference check (CPIC) and Vulnerable Sector Clearance is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Preferred education in a Sports and Recreation related Degree / Diploma and or equivalent experience and certification (i.e., Fitness Instructors Specialist Certification, etc.).
Knowledge of an Indigenous language(s) will be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, coordinating, facilitating, monitoring and evaluating healthy lifestyle programs based on community needs and interests.
Improving health status through increased physical fitness, improved cardiovascular health, smoking reduction, and improved nutritional knowledge and practices.