Req ID: 222310
Location: Central Zone, Dartmouth Community Health Team, 58 Tacoma Drive
Department: PHC COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM PORTABLE-CCZ
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Jun-26
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality 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 there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
The Community Health Team (CHT) is a community-based health initiative that focuses on wellness programming, wellness navigation and building community connections and partnerships. The CHT works in collaboration with other provider groups and services to offer programming and supports. Wellness programming focus is on risk factor management, healthy eating, physical activity, emotional wellness and parenting (in partnership with the IWK) with behaviour change and self-management at the core of all programming.
Reporting to the Health Services Manager, the Wellness Navigator demonstrates flexibility and innovation in supporting citizens of the communities that the CHT serves in accessing the services, programs, and/or resources that can support health enhancing behaviours. He/she provides guidance and support for clients, including providing information about appropriate supports and programs that will meet health and wellness needs and social supports that can assist with daily living.
The Wellness Navigator is team focused and will collaborate with the CHT staff, family physicians, other health care providers and community groups to maintain awareness of existing supports within the community and in the surrounding areas through a community development, population health and collaborative approach. This individual also works collaboratively with the team and partners to develop, implement and evaluate the community-based wellness navigation model that guides their work. The incumbent is a member of an inter-professional team and collaborates with colleagues to determine team goals and objectives, participates in the evaluation of team effectiveness, solves problems, and shares responsibilities. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills are required.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor's degree required from an accredited institution in one of the following health care disciplines: Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Registered Nurse, Recreation Therapy
- Registration with respective professional regulatory association required
- Minimum of 3 years' experience including: clinical practice related to discipline; working in Primary Health Care setting/community-based team/community setting and minimum one year recent mental health
- Facilitation/education skills utilizing adult education, self-management supports, and motivational enhancement principles (both individual and group settings)
- Experience working with people living with a chronic condition(s)
- Experience in partnership development, stakeholder collaboration, and community development
- Understanding of population health, health promotion strategies, and behaviour change principles
- In-depth knowledge of local health authority and community-based services
- Demonstrates person-centred/family-focused, diversity relevant approaches to care
- Well-developed interpersonal, teamwork, oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and willingness to change
- Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement
- Computer skills (MS Office, email and internet)
- Annual CPR-AED certification and annual WHMIS training and certification
- Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
- Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
- Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays
$38.43 - $50.99 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've 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 self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
