Mental Health Promotion Facilitator

Job title: Mental Health Promotion Facilitator

Company: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Job description: Requisition ID: 259861

Position Number: 20013270

Posting End Date: June 14, 2021

City: Winnipeg

Site: WRHA Community Health Services

Work Location: WRHA Community Health Services

Department / Unit: Mental Health Promotion

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MGEU-COMMUNITY

Anticipated Start Date: 06/04/2021

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 1885

Salary: $32.489, $33.597, $34.843, $36.099, $37.433, $38.814, $40.320, $41.904, $43.521, $44.812

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

“Our Vision is Healthy People, Vibrant Communities, Care for All”. To bring this vision to reality the WRHA Adult Mental Health Program provides an integrated and comprehensive range of mental health services and supports primarily for adult residents of Winnipeg across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health, social service and community sectors the program strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities and the impact of mental health problems and to work towards sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities.

The Mental Health Promotion program is a fundamental component of the Regional Mental Health Program within the WRHA. The Mental Health Promotion program works collaboratively with other WRHA programs areas, and community agencies, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, social services, health services, and other partners, to promote and protect the mental health and well-being of the population across the lifespan. Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the Mental Health Promotion Facilitator supports the implementation of the Towards Flourishing (TF) strategy within the Public Health program. The TF strategy 1) aims to improve the mental health and decrease mental illness/distress of parents and their children, 2) strengthens the public health workforce capacity to address mental health promotion and supports collaboration between Mental Health and Public Health systems, and 3) creates and sustains mechanisms for effective mental health promotion interventions in community settings. The Mental Health Promotion Facilitator supports multiple public health teams working within designated community areas.

Experience

• Minimum of four years’ experience in mental health, mental health promotion (may include clinical mental health, community development, program development, and health promotion).
• Knowledge and experience in design and implementation of mental health promotion and population mental health interventions.
• Knowledge and experience in maternal and child health.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• BSW, BSc.MH, BSc.PN, BN, OT, or other related health/ human service degree required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of active registration with the appropriate registering body.
• Valid Manitoba Driver’s license and vehicle required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of how the determinants of health influence the health and well-being of the population.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for individual, small and large group interactions both within health region and community partners.
• Evidence of knowledge and experience in the principles of adult education.
• Experience in developing and delivering adult education and staff training.
• Experience in working effectively with a diverse range of groups including professional groups, workplaces, and community-based organizations.
• Knowledge of cultural safety and cross-cultural issues.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and facilitate partnerships for program development and delivery.
• Knowledge in program development, implementation and evaluation an asset.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication, organizational and team skills essential.
• Proficient in computer software (Word, Power Point, Excel, Access, Outlook).

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically access and work in a variety of community environments.

The Collective Agreement this position is covered under, is identified by the Union noted above. As a result of The Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act, the bargaining agent for this position may differ from the Union identified. In the event you have any questions, please contact your site Human Resources Department.

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 across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

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

Expected salary:

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Job date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:12:01 GMT