Health Promotion Facilitator II
Your Opportunity:
Do you want to make a lasting impact on health and safety in Alberta? If so, the Provincial Injury Prevention, Physical Activity & Sun Safety team may be the perfect fit. We seek a dedicated Health Promotion Facilitator II to focus primarily on injury prevention; a collaborative team player who embraces a population health approach to support health promotion programs and services that address modifiable risk factors across the life span. We collaborate with partners to deliver equitable evidence informed programs to promote health, prevent injury and disease and protect the people of Alberta from harms where they live, learn, work, play and heal. Our programs/resources have broad applicability across geography, age and settings, and they are tailored to meet the needs of equity denied populations. Under the direction of the team Manager, the successful candidate will: Lead and coordinate health promotion, disease and injury prevention initiatives using a population health approach; Support one or more priority area (e.g., prevention of suicide, violence, unintentional injury; specific area/projects based on team priorities); Collaborate with internal and external partners to design and implement evidence-informed initiatives tailored to the needs of people living in Alberta; Apply their knowledge of risk/protective factors and social determinants of health; Address the needs of equity-denied populations; Interpret and communicate injury data to various audiences, supporting evidence-informed decision-making. This year the successful candidate will also collaborate on a cross-department project with the Promoting Health, Healthy Settings team to create resources for community-led action on injury prevention, physical activity & sun safety. This position is part of Primary Care Alberta (PCA); by applying, you agree to become a PCA employee.
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 organizational 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 standardized tools and techniques that are conducive or aligned with health promotion, disease and injury prevention practices. You will collaborate with key internal and external key stakeholders in project or program 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.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: Y
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Hlth Promotion Facilitator II
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Provincial Injury Prevention
- Primary Location: Southport Tower
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 08-JUL-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 11-AUG-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $42.69
- Maximum Salary: $56.80
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Master's degree in Health Promotion, Public or Population Health, Health Education or a related field.
Additional Required Qualifications:The successful candidate will bring genuine commitment, enthusiasm and excitement to the team and for the work, along with a minimum of five years of experience in health promotion/population public health and demonstrated expertise in the following areas: Addressing injury prevention, physical activity promotion and/or chronic disease prevention; Developing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluating projects; Building strategic and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners at all levels; Conducting literature reviews, situational analysis and environmental scans; Writing for multiple audiences including internal teams and external partners; Creating resources tailored to diverse audiences; Analyzing and synthesizing information into high-quality deliverables (e.g., reports, work plans, presentations, briefs); Managing projects using Project Management methods, approaches and tools; Building capacity among community groups, educators and healthcare professionals to support community-based health promotion and injury prevention initiatives; Creating environments of collaboration and cooperation, fostering consensus among diverse partners; Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion through informed, intentional practice; Managing multiple projects simultaneously while prioritizing workload and deadlines; Working independently as an organized, resourceful self-starter; Using Microsoft Office tools including PowerPoint, Teams, Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
Preferred Qualifications:Familiarity with the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools’ Rapid Review Guidebook. Skills in navigating and analyzing surveillance dashboards, interpreting public health data and generating insights. Familiarity with ICD-10 coding and healthcare data sources (NACRS, DAD, Vital Stats). Proficiency in Tableau for data visualization with the ability to interpret, visualize and communicate data trends to diverse audiences.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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