Youth Health Centre Coordinator - Bilingual 199152
Youth Health Centre Coordinator - Bilingual 199152
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Job Description
Req ID: 199152
Location: Eastern Zone Ecole LAcadie Sydney
Department: PH HC Youth Health EZ
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly PT(42 x 1
NSGEUHealthcarePosition
Posting Closing Date: 8Apr25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. Were on a mission to achieve excellence in health healing and learning through working together which is reflected in the hospitals health centres and communitybased programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of highquality 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 theres a place here for everyone to call home from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The worklife balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means youll have the time to explore discover and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager Healthy Communities the Youth Health Centre Coordinator (YHCC) is an active member of the Healthy Communities Public Health Team and works within the Public Health Standards and Protocols and a Health Promoting Schools Approach guided by the Public Health Health Promoting Schools Standards.
The YHCC provides leadership informal assessment service navigation youth engagement and support for youth associated with the assigned school facility and its immediate community. The YHCC champions youth health and health equity and facilitates youth engagement as a component of healthpromoting schools. The position works with youth and fosters cooperation and collaboration among school administrators teachers SchoolsPlus guidance student/youth support workers primary health care mental health and addictions and other community partners to ensure youth have access to support programs and services within the school and community that promote health. The YHCC models and provides safe equitable and inclusive youth support and understands the diverse experiences of the school and the surrounding community.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Baccalaureate degree in a relevant health care discipline (ex. registered nurse occupational therapist social work nutritionist).
- Minimum of three years experience in a relevant field is required; directly working with youth is required.
- Registered/licensed with your regulated health care discipline college or association is required (registered nurse occupational therapist social work nutritionist).
- Must be bilingual in French and English both written and verbal
- Must have a valid drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team both within the organization and in the community
- Ability to critically assess situations and navigate complex scenarios using sound decisionmaking and a nonjudgmental traumainformed approach in supporting youth.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in creating opportunities for meaningful youth engagement and fostering youth leadership.
- Demonstrated understanding of the social determinants of health health equity and the impact on health outcomes for youth families and communities.
- Experience in the application of public health principles and practices partnership development and community development
- Experience relevant to children and youth health promotion strategies in school and community settings preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education experience training and certifications.
Hours
- 1Permanent Part Time: .42 35 Hours Biweekly
- 0.42 FTE Youth Health Centre Coordinators
Coordinators work 35 hours biweekly for an approximate tenmonthperiod aligning with the school calendar year. Their salary is prorated to 0.42 FTE paid over a twelvemonthperiod contributing to a period of leave over 8 weeks during a predetermined summer break in July and August.
Compensation and Benefits
$36.57 $47.35 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health dental travel longterm disability and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once Youve Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare 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.
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 selfidentify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotian Persons of Colour Foreign Nationals/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply and selfidentify.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
