Health Promoter – Mobile Health Clinic; MHC & Health Access Taylor Massey; HATM

• Extended Health and Dental benefits including Life and AD&D
• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off (vacation, sick and personal days)
• Professional development time and funds

South Riverdale Community Health Centre is a non-profit, multi-service organization that provides primary healthcare, social and community outreach services with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention primarily to people of East Toronto. Our mission is to improve the lives of people that face barriers to physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being. We do so by meaningfully engaging our clients and communities, ensuring equitable access to primary health care and delivering quality care through a range of evidence informed programs, services and approaches.

As a leader in community health, our locally and internationally recognized community services include cutting-edge primary health services, health promotion, harm reduction, environmental health, community food centre and population-based community programs for marginalized peoples. We value health equity and inclusion and respect in our work and in the delivery of our services.

The Health Promoter for the Mobile Health Clinic (MHC) & Health Access Taylor Massey (HATM) coordinates and implements health education/promotion/social prescribing programs, and facilitates the integration of a health promotion focus in HATM activities as a member of a multidisciplinary team. In addition, the Health Promoter will work in the Taylor Massey and Oakridge Neighbourhoods with a primary focus on attaching community members to Primary Care either at HATM or on the MHC.

The Health Promoter also works collaboratively with community groups and agencies using a community development model. This position is further expected to be available at hours that are suitable for community members and volunteers. This may mean early morning and evening hours as well as weekend time.

Responsibilities:

Coordination of Health Promotion Programming

• Supports service coordination, outreach and engagement between SRCHC, MHC, HATM and SRCHC programs and services to increase access and attachment to team based primary care for priority populations
• Collaborates and consults with multidisciplinary staff, partnering organizations and broader community to support program planning and development
• Networks and works collaboratively with community groups to strengthen and expand health promotion programming, developing and maintaining formal and informal networks
• Coordinates, communicates and promotes the activities or initiatives associated with HATM, the MHC and all partner agencies and the community related to expanding access to primary care

Health Education

• Works both at HATM and on the Mobile Health Clinic with diverse populations including individuals whom are homeless/precariously housed and/or have mental health and/or substance use issues
• Identifies client needs and priorities and works with team members to make appropriate internal/external referrals including social prescribing as needed
• Uses techniques and approaches that support crisis intervention and are trauma-informed, strength-based, culturally competent, and appropriate for client needs
• Supports the operation of the Mobile Health Clinic on a regular basis, including driving the MHC to community locations, helping with set-up and managing the mobile clinic environment etc.
• Acts as a frontline support to assist clients with complex mental health and social issues by referring them to appropriate resources
• Collaborates with other health providers to provide a model of holistic, interdisciplinary team
• Writes reports, maintains files, and collects required data for program monitoring and evaluation
• Identifies, in partnership with community members, health related education needs and plans, develops, implements and evaluates health education programming – using various formats such as community events, group programming, use of media and presentations to large groups
• Disseminates accessible health education materials, developed with community members Collaborates with all teams at HATM to identify and provide health education to target groups
• Ensures the Mobile Health Clinic is organized, clean and presentable to clients and the public
• Conducts mandatory circle checks on vehicle(s), noting minor and major vehicle defects, topping up vehicle fluids (e.g. gas and windshield wiper fluid) in a timely manner.
• Reports to supervisor any concerns regarding the condition of the vehicle(s) which may make them unsafe to drive

Advocacy

• Advocates on behalf of priority population groups and individual community members, for accessible relevant services
• Collaborates and builds partnerships around issues of concern to effect change
• Participates in systemic advocacy initiatives directed at providing supports for clients with complex needs impacted Social Determinants of Health
• All other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Post-graduate…