Health Promoter – Active Living, Mental Health

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About the role

  • Health Promoter advancing mental health, physical activity, sleep, and sedentary-behaviour initiatives for Peel Public Health. Leading evidence-informed programs, assessments, communications, and community partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of health programs that enhance and promote positive mental health and active living, sleep and reduce sedentary behaviour
  • Conduct community needs and situational assessments to identify priorities and inform strategies
  • Use evidence-informed decision-making, research methods, and critical appraisal to guide program and policy development
  • Develop tailored, clear, engaging written and visual communications such as social media content, reports, web pages, and presentations
  • Collaborate with internal teams, community partners, and government organizations to advance health initiatives
  • Embed principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in all health promotion activities
  • Apply health promotion theory, population health, social determinants of health, epidemiology, and relevant legislation
  • Mobilize and empower community-led efforts to improve mental health and active living
  • Develop and evaluate program planning and knowledge translation materials to support health promotion goals
  • Travel throughout the Region of Peel, including Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon, to various community sites based on operational need

Requirements

  • A university degree in a health-related field
  • At least 1 year of relevant experience in health promotion, program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation
  • Solid knowledge of public health sciences including population health, social determinants of health, epidemiology, and the Ontario Public Health Standards
  • Understanding of health promotion frameworks and theories
  • Experience conducting situational assessments and scoping reviews
  • Background knowledge and understanding of research methods, policy implementation, analysis, and critical appraisal including awareness of evidence informed decision making
  • Strong analytical skills, including analysis of large data sets and data interpretation
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong planning, facilitation, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  • Strong partnership building and project management skills
  • Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in team settings
  • Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviours, proactively managing bias
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Power Apps, Sharepoint, Teams), with knowledge of social media and communication tools
  • Off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario
  • May require evening and weekend availability based on operational needs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date
  • Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
  • Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis (where applicable) starting at 3 weeks per annum
  • 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
  • Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
  • Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
  • Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
  • Access to tuition reimbursement and learning and development resources
  • Hybrid work arrangement with employee flexibility

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Junior

Salary

CA$81,977 - CA$102,471 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMississaugaCanada

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