Promoter - Preventing Infectious Diseases

Sioux Lookout First Nations Healtth Authority; Sioux Lookout; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority seeks a Promoter - Preventing Infectious Disease to lead health promotion programming aimed at preventing infectious diseases in First Nations communities served by SLFNHA.

The role reports to the Manager - Preventing Infectious Diseases and involves community engagement, program delivery, and collaboration with staff to advance culturally appropriate health promotion across the region.

Qualifications

• College diploma in a health-related field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of First Nations cultures and health priorities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate delivery of health promotion programming to prevent infectious diseases.
• Identify community priorities and barriers to behaviour change.
• Develop regional infectious disease health promotion strategies.
• Integrate community feedback into programs and initiatives.
• Provide education to chiefs, health staff, and community members through diverse channels.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Organization

Facilitation

Education

College diploma (health-related)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Graphic design software

Job description

Promoter - Preventing Infectious Diseases

Job Category: Administrative

Requisition Number: PROMO001654

• Posted : September 17, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Salary:$62,867 - $84,442 per annum.

Position Type:Full-time

Posting Type:This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Closing Date: October 1, 2026 @8:30a.m. CST

Job Summary:

The Promoter - Preventing Infectious Disease 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 Disease 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
• 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:

• Works with communities to identify and monitor community priorities around infectious diseases.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ensures that the Preventing Infectious Diseases program incorporates community feedback into future regional and community based programs and initiatives.
• Supports and enables communities to develop and implement their own health promotion strategy/approaches to Preventing Infectious Diseases.
• 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.
• Works with policy analysts and communities to develop and support healthy policies to prevent acquiring and transmitting infectious diseases.
• Works with other Approaches to Community Wellbeing staff to develop culturally appropriate education material and health promotion campaigns.
• 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.
• Identifies and develops potential partnerships for regional and community-based Preventing Infectious Diseases programming.
• Develops and shares best practices for Preventing Infectious Diseases health promotion and education.
• Maintains a good working relationship with community based and off reserve health staff.
• Provides expert advice, technical consultation, and continuing education to SLFNHA staff, key stakeholders, and communities relating to preventing infectious disease health promotion.
• Uses health promotion expertise and experience to advocate for communities and the Sioux Lookout area to prevent infectious diseases.
• Represents SLFNHA and Approaches to Community Wellbeing on related working groups or committees, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority focuses on hiring Indigenous employees whenever possible.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify on their application. Self-identification is voluntary and the information is used to assist SLFNHA in hiring Indigenous people from the region whenever possible and to support candidates in their application.

We offer competitive and comprehensive employment benefits to Full-Time employees: