Employee Wellness Specialist

NAV CANADA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NAV CANADA is seeking an Employee Wellness Specialist in Toronto to support the Health and Wellness Strategy by engaging stakeholders, planning, championing and delivering wellness initiatives that boost employee engagement and foster a wellness culture.

The role involves coordinating program implementation, developing training, and promoting comprehensive wellbeing across the organization with a focus on creating awareness and motivation for healthy living among staff.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience working in a wellness profession, in a health environment and/or Human Resources or equivalent.
• Experience in crisis management.
• Experience in providing mental health support.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate regional and national program implementation and maintain total wellbeing programming to reduce health risk and encourage healthy lifestyles.
• Identify training needs and develop or organize the planning and delivery of training sessions.
• Develop, implement and evaluate health and wellness promotion strategies in consultation with the Manager Employee health and Wellness.
• Implement and administer wellbeing related activities with all relevant stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of current national wellness initiatives and develop a network of resources.
• Explore ideas to personalize the program to increase employee participation.
• Coordinate periodic program meetings to enhance employee buy-in and assist with implementation and communication.
• Support the development of new wellness policies and initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

Program coordination

Communication skills

Education

Diploma in Social or Health Related education, Nursing or related field

Job description

We are seeking an Employee Wellness Specialist, to support NAV CANADA’s Health and Wellness Strategy and assist in the implementation of initiatives by engaging stakeholders, planning, championing and delivering wellness initiatives to the business that increase employee engagement and support a wellness culture.

Reporting to the Manager, Health & Wellness, the Employee Wellness Specialist, assists in the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of company-wide total wellbeing initiatives. The Employee Wellness Specialist also contributes to the development of programs that create awareness and enhance motivation and provides tools to employees that help them adapt and maintain a well-rounded healthy lifestyle.

The Employee Wellness Specialist also provides support to the NAV CANADA wellness programs that include Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), The Chemical Dependency Education and Rehabilitation Program (CDERP), Light the Way and Thrive.

This is an exciting career opportunity for a collaborative partner with the ability to build effective, meaningful relationships with the Toronto management team and employees.

What NAV CANADA offers you:

• Challenging, team-oriented work environment
• Competitive compensation and flexible benefits
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Diverse and inclusive workforce

In this role you will:

• Coordinates regional and national program implementation and maintains total wellbeing programming to reduce health risk, medical costs and encourage healthy lifestyles, including, regular and periodic conceptualizing regional program initiatives.
• Identifies training needs and develops or organizes the planning and delivery of training sessions, considering the multiple parties involved. Evaluates outcomes and adjusts program requirements to align with training needs.
• Develops, implements and evaluates appropriate health and wellness promotion strategies in consultation with the Manager Employee health and Wellness to create a healthy workplace.
• Implements and administers wellbeing related activities, with all relevant stakeholders.
• Keeps abreast of current national wellness and wellbeing initiatives and activities, develops a network of resources and contacts to use as appropriate.
• Explores ideas and opportunities to personalize the program to increase employee participation.
• Coordinates periodic program meetings to enhance employee buy-in and assist with implementation and communication of initiatives.
• Provides support in the development of new wellness policies and initiatives. This may include conducting research on industry best practices and consulting with outside agencies.
• Participates in special projects as may be required and assigned.
• Influence stakeholders to promote and support employee well‑being.

What you bring:

• Diploma in Social or Health Related education, Nursing or related field, or a combination of education and experience;
• 3+ years experience working in a wellness profession, in a health environment and/or Human Resources or equivalent
• Experience in crisis management;
• Experience in providing mental health support;