Families First Home Visitor - Portage la Prairie, Canada - Southern Health-Santé Sud

Southern Health-Santé Sud

Verified Company

Portage la Prairie, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Requisition ID:328031

Position Number:
H210-02

Competition number:

SS

Posting End Date:
Open until filled

City:
Portage la Prairie

Site:
Southern Health-Santé Sud

Work Location:
Public Health-Healthy Living - Portage la Prairie & Area

Department / Unit:
Families First/Public Health-Healthy Living

Job Stream:
Non-Clinical

Union:

MGEU

Anticipated Start Date - End Date:To Be Determined
- Indefinite

Term Condition:
For

CUPE:

The employee occupying this indefinite term position shall receive notice equivalent to the amount of notice the employee returning from leave provides the Employer.

FTE: 1.0

Anticipated Shift:
Days, with occasional evenings and weekends

Daily Hours Worked:7.25 hour shifts

Salary:
As per
MGEU Community Collective Agreement administered by CUPE Collective Agreement

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Summary:

Families First is a community-based resource designed to promote healthy growth and development of children by supporting families in their homes during pregnancy and the first five years of a child's life, for a period of up to three years.

Under the guidance of the Families First - Public Health Nurse, and directly reporting to the Regional Manager ‐ Public Health‐Healthy Living, the Home Visitor I acts as a member of an inter-disciplinary team and is responsible to initiate and maintain regular connection through family centered home based visiting.

The incumbent will utilize an evidence informed curriculum, and share activities that support positive parent-child relationships and enhance child health and development as well as build on existing strengths by optimizing the family's use of community resources.

In consultation with Public Health Nurses, the Home Visitor I has a responsibility to support families to explore goals related to their values.

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.

Qualifications:

Grade twelve (XII) education or equivalent
Working knowledge of parentchild attachment and early childhood development
Knowledge of and ability to link to community resources that support families, parenting, and optimal childhood growth and development
Previous experience working with families with young children
Demonstrated strong interpersonal & communication skills
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated decisionmaking and problem solving skills
Demonstrated ability to adapt to a changing environment
Demonstrated ability to establish effective and professional working relationships
Demonstrated ability to work independently & effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with community resources that support families, parenting, and optimal childhood growth and development
Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required
Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job
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

Conditions of Employment:

Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate
All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.
Requires a valid Class 5 driver's license, an allpurpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.