Wellness Navigator - Community Health Team - Primary Health Care

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• 222310Location: Central
• Zone,
• Dartmouth
• Community
• Health
• Team, 58
• Tacoma
• Drive
• Department:
• PHC
• Community
• HEALTH
• TEAM
• PORTABLE-CCZType of
• Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 NSGEU Healthcare PositionPosting

Closing Date

16-Jun-26Nova 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.About the Opportunity 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.About You We would love to hear from you if you have the following: