Promoter – Preventing Infectious Diseases

Northwest Employment Works; Sioux Lookout; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health authority in Ontario is seeking a full-time Promoter – Preventing Infectious Diseases. This role focuses on delivering health promotion programming to First Nations communities, facilitating the prevention of infectious diseases, and building community capacity. Candidates with a strong health-related background and familiarity with First Nations health priorities are encouraged to apply, as the position emphasizes collaboration with various stakeholders and community groups.

Qualifications

• Preference for persons of First Nations ancestry.
• Minimum two years' experience in a health setting.
• Knowledge of First Nations culture and health priorities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate delivery of health promotion programming.
• Work with communities on health prevention strategies.
• Support community capacity through training and mentorship.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Organizational Skills

Education

College diploma in a health-related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Graphic design software

Job description

Internal/External Posting
Full-time Position
Location: Sioux Lookout, ON
Salary Range $62,867 – $84,442 per annum.
Reference Number: PREVE001267
If applying by email, indicate reference number in subject line

Job Summary:
The Approaches to Community Wellbeing provides expertise, support, services, and programming in public health to the region. The program also supports communities in the development, implementation, and monitoring of their own Approaches to Community Wellbeing.

The Promoter – Preventing Infectious Diseases is responsible for facilitating the delivery of health promotion programming to support the prevention of infectious diseases in First Nations individuals and communities supported by Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority.

The Promoter – Preventing Infectious Diseases is directly accountable to the Manager – Preventing Infectious Diseases.

Qualifications:
• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)
• College diploma in a health-related field
• A minimum of two years’ experience in a health setting
• Experience working in a First Nations health setting is an asset
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong organizational and facilitation skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office, graphic design software, and other computer software
• Knowledge of the culture, history, geographical location, and health priorities of the First Nations communities in the Sioux Lookout region
• Valid Ontario G driver’s licence
• The ability to speak in one of the Sioux Lookout area First Nations dialects, and/or write in syllabics are definite assets
• The ability to perform the requirements of the position on a regular basis.

Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Works with communities to identify and monitor community priorities around infectious diseases.
2. Works with communities to identify barriers to behavior change and work with them to identify solutions, develop enhanced approaches, and create supportive environments to support behavior change in communities to prevent infectious diseases.
3. In collaboration with the other Preventing Infectious Diseases staff, develops, implements, monitors, and supports the evaluation of a regional strategy for infectious diseases health promotion.
4. Ensures that the Preventing Infectious Diseases program incorporates community feedback into future regional and community based programs and initiatives.
5. Supports and enables communities to develop and implement their own health promotion strategy/approaches to Preventing Infectious Diseases.
6. Identifies, develops, and supports community capacity through training and mentorship needs of community-based staff and through the support of community action to prevent infectious diseases.
7. Works with policy analysts and communities to develop and support healthy policies to prevent acquiring and transmitting infectious diseases.
8. Works with other Approaches to Community Wellbeing staff to develop culturally appropriate education material and health promotion campaigns.
9. Provides education and health promotion on infectious diseases to Chiefs and Councils, Health Directors, community-based nurses, community-based health workers, community members, and their contacts through community visits, radio shows, local newsletters, school programs, community workshops, webinars, videoconferences, social media, etc.
10. Identifies and develops potential partnerships for regional and community-based Preventing Infectious Diseases programming.
11. Develops and shares best practices for Preventing Infectious Diseases health promotion and education.
12. Maintains a good working relationship with community based and off reserve health staff.
13. Provides expert advice, technical consultation, and continuing education to SLFNHA staff, key stakeholders, and communities relating to preventing infectious disease health promotion.
14. Uses health promotion expertise and experience to advocate for communities and the Sioux Lookout area to prevent infectious diseases.
15. Represents SLFNHA and Approaches to Community Wellbeing on related working groups or committees, as needed.
16. Other duties as assigned.

Apply online at https://www.slfnha.com/careers/

Human Resource Department
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

SLFNHA currently “Strongly Recommends” COVID-19 immunizations and requests your immunization status to be sent to our staff health department if successful in the recruitment process.

Closing Date: June 18, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m. CST

The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com

SLFNHA is a proud supporter of Mikinakoos Children’s Fund. To find out more, visit www.mikinakoos.com