Health Promotion Facilitator II

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Alberta is seeking a Health Promotion Facilitator II to lead initiatives focused on Indigenous health and cultural safety. The role involves coordinating health promotion programs, conducting evaluations, and collaborating with various stakeholders to improve health access. Candidates must possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field and have significant experience in developing Indigenous health education programs. Proficiency in relevant software is required, and applicants should demonstrate strong project management and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Indigenous health education programs focusing on cultural safety.
• Deep understanding of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit history.
• Experience in evaluation and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate health promotion initiatives.
• Conduct situational analyses and literature reviews.
• Evaluate effectiveness of health promotion strategies.

Skills

Indigenous health education development

Cultural safety

Project management

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Health Promotion, Public or Population Health, Health Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

RedCap

Job description

Your Opportunity

The Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC) of Primary Care Alberta works to improve access to culturally safe and patient-centred primary health care services free of racism for First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Alberta. The IWC has a significant opportunity to improve the health of Indigenous Peoples in Alberta by focusing on upstream efforts and health equity, creating and building on community empowerment and action, and transforming health service delivery to address racism. Reporting to the Director of Performance, Impact and Measurement, the Health Promotion Facilitator II plays a critical role in advancing culturally safe care. This position provides expert guidance, coordination, and collaboration with partners to develop, facilitate and promote cultural safety education and drive continuous quality improvement. In addition, the role supports efforts to measure and monitor progress toward creating culturally safe environments across health services. As a bona fide occupational requirement, and under Section 11 of the Alberta Human Rights Act, only Indigenous applicants will be considered. We encourage Indigenous candidates to self‑identify. This position is part of Primary Care Alberta. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Primary Care Alberta.

Description

As a Health Promotion Facilitator II, you will lead and coordinate health promotion, disease and injury prevention initiatives and programs using a population health promotion approach. You will identify behavioural, social, political, economic, environmental and organisational factors that promote or compromise health and recommend evidence‑informed strategies to address identified priorities. You will conduct situational analyses, literature reviews, environmental scans and focus groups to make recommendations as part of an integrated program planning and evaluation process. You will manage projects using standardised tools and techniques that are conducive or aligned with health promotion, disease and injury prevention practices. You will collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders in project or programme planning, development, implementation, evaluation and improvement. You will facilitate community and staff engagement and build community and staff capacity around population health promotion priorities. You will evaluate the effectiveness of existing health promotion and disease prevention strategies and make recommendations.

Job Details

• Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
• Classification: Hlth Promotion Facilitator II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Indigenous Wellness Core
• Primary Location: Southport
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi‑Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 23‑DEC‑2025
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 12‑JAN‑2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $45.29
• Maximum Salary: $60.26
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Health Promotion, Public or Population Health, Health Education or a related field.

Additional Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years of experience developing impactful Indigenous health education programmes, with a strong focus on cultural safety and expertise in designing education frameworks. A deep understanding of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit history, cultural safety principles, and the social determinants of health is essential. Candidates must demonstrate experience in evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and project management, along with a proven ability to foster collaboration and build partnerships within large, complex organisations and with communities, health agencies, and government. Strong decision‑making skills, the ability to inspire confidence, and advanced organisational and communication capabilities are required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and RedCap is also necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.