Healthy Baby Coordinator

Location

Portage la Prairie, MB | Canada

Job description

Requisition ID: 355152

Position Number: 880-715521010W222-01

Competition #: AH-24-010

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Portage la Prairie

Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud

Site: Southern Health-Santé Sud

Work Location: Public Health-Healthy Living - Portage la Prairie & Area

Department / Unit: Healthy Baby / Public Health-Healthy Living

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: MGEU Prof Tech

Anticipated Start Date: To be determined

FTE: 0.8

Anticipated Shift: Days

Hours of Work: 7.25 hour shifts

Wage Rate: As Per MGEU Prof Tech Collective Agreement

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Summary:

Healthy Baby services are intended to connect and support pregnant women and families with babies up to the age of one with an emphasis on parent-child relationships, infant health and development, parental wellbeing and optimal awareness and use of community resources. Healthy Baby services are primarily delivered in a group environment, are strength-based and family centered. Functioning within a team, the Coordinator supports planning, development and implementation of services for regional sites and acts as a resource for health care professionals and community partners. Healthy Baby Coordinator’s role is to implement programming in accordance with the Province of Manitoba - Healthy Baby program and Southern Health - Santé Sud vision and mission.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited post-secondary education program in Health or Social Sciences. Other relevant educational qualifications and experience may be considered.

• Active license and registration to practice as required by professional association and provincial legislation an asset.

• Knowledge of parent-child attachment theories, healthy parenting practices and basic child and development and family nutrition

• Knowledge of mental health promotion strategies

• Understanding of equity, social justice and cultural safety

• Experience using a trauma-informed, strength based and harm reduction approaches

• Minimum 2 years working in a community health care setting

• Minimum 1 year facilitating groups

• Previous experience working with families with young children

• Previous Experience working in an interdisciplinary team environment

• Demonstrated ability to establish a trusting and positive relationship with participants

• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with interdisciplinary teams

• Demonstrated ability to display independent judgement, leadership skills and flexibility

• Demonstrated emotional intelligence

• Physically capable of providing service in a variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions

• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required

• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job

• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums

• Good work and attendance record

Conditions of Employment:

• Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate.

• All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

• Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the ''Apply'' icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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