Healthy Baby Coordinator

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Portage la Prairie; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Manitoba is seeking a Healthy Baby Coordinator to support families during pregnancy and early childhood through tailored programs. This role emphasizes collaboration with health professionals and community partners to ensure underserved families receive necessary resources. Ideal candidates will have experience in community health care settings and knowledge of trauma-informed practices. Commitment to serving diverse populations is a must.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years working in a community health care setting.
• Facilitating groups experience of at least 1 year.
• Experience working with families with young children.
• Interdisciplinary team environment experience.
• Using trauma-informed and harm reduction approaches.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, promote, and evaluate Healthy Baby programs.
• Support programming for pregnant women and families.
• Function within a team and act as a resource for partners.
• Exhibit independent judgment in work methods.

Skills

Parent-child attachment theories

Healthy parenting practices

Mental health promotion strategies

Health equity and social justice

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Cultural safety awareness

Confidentiality respect

Valid Class 5 driver’s license

Education

Post-secondary degree in Health or Social Sciences

Job description

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

Position Overview

The role of the Healthy Baby Coordinator is to assess, plan, promote, implement, coordinate and evaluate programming in accordance with Province of Manitoba - Healthy Baby program and Southern Health-Santé Sud vision and mission. Healthy Baby programs are intended to connect with and support pregnant women and families with babies up to the age of one, with the primary focus on those whose needs may be overlooked or underserved by mainstream health services. The emphasis is on positive parenting, parent-child relationships, improved infant health and development, healthy eating and optimal awareness and use of community resources. Healthy Baby programs are primarily designed for groups, are strength-based /family centered and follow a harm reduction philosophy. Functioning within a team, the Coordinator supports planning, development and implementation of the program for all regional sites and acts as a resource for health care professionals and community partners.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years working in a community health care setting.
• Minimum 1 year facilitating groups.
• Previous experience working with families with young children.
• Previous experience working in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Experience using trauma-informed, strength based and harm reduction approaches.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an accredited post-secondary degree in Health or Social Sciences.
• Other relevant educational qualifications and experience may be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active license and registration to practice as required by professional association and provincial legislation.

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of parent-child attachment theories, healthy parenting practices and basic child and development and family nutrition.
• Knowledge of mental health promotion strategies.
• Knowledge and understanding of health equity, social justice and cultural safety.
• Demonstrated ability to establish a trusting and positive relationship with participants.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to display independent judgement, leadership skills and flexibility.
• Physically capable of providing service in a variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
• Good work and attendance record.
• Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.

Physical Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
• May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.

Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.

Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.