Ph Competency Development Specialist - Hamilton, Canada - City of Hamilton

City of Hamilton

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Hamilton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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About the City of Hamilton

Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada's largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason

JOB POSTING
JOB ID #: 20536

PH Competency Development Specialist
Healthy & Safe Communities
Medical Officer of Health
110 King St. W.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:
1 Full-Time Regular

UNION/NON-

UNION:
Non Union Mgmt Professional

HOURS Of

WORK:
35.00 per week

GRADE:
SALARY/

HOUR:
$ $54.464 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/

LENGTH:
Full-Time Regular

Job Description ID #: 6772

JOB SUMMARY

Reports to the Manager, Planning & Competency Development, provides leadership in the development, implementation and maintenance of a Public Health Competency framework and related activities.

Supports PHS management and staff in ongoing public health workforce development in order to cultivate a dynamic and innovative workforce that is sustainable and future ready.

Develops and implements processes to support management and staff in developing enhanced skills and competencies to enable and develop the skills they need to excel in a career at Hamilton Public Health Services.

Contributes to organizational effectiveness through implementing, in collaboration with key PHS leaders, the staff learning and professional development strategy and framework.

Assists in developing a vision of excellence in public health practice, which facilitates evidence-based services and quality health outcomes. Fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and networking across Public Health Services. Promotes innovative public health practice through the use of evidence-based knowledge transfer strategies.

Facilitates the ongoing development of the public health workforce competencies (technical and behavioral), to enhance Public Health Services' ability to respond to new and emerging issues.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning - Participate as an innovative and motivated member of the Department, contributing to overall planning, coordination and policy development.

Divisional/Departmental Work Plan - Participate in development of Divisional and Departmental plans as required, incorporate objectives into annual Program plans, working collaboratively across programs and divisions as required.

Advance the public health mandate in support of, and to further, organizational effectiveness to meet the Ontario Public Health Standards and the Public Health Organizational Standards through contributions to organizational strategic planning; contribute to development of PHS Strategic Business Plan as required.

Program Delivery, Resource Management and Continuous Improvement

a. Policies and Procedures

i.
Participate in development and review of relevant Divisional and Departmental policies and procedures.

ii.
Develop policies and procedures related to public health practice.

iii.
Ensure compliance with all corporate, departmental, divisional and program administrative and operational policies.

b.

Purchase of services -Develop RFQ's, RFP's and tenders and negotiate with vendors and contractors for supply of educational/training services for PHS staff.

c. Program Delivery

i.

Develop and implement a Public Health Staff Learning and Development program using best practices and multiple strategies for knowledge transfer.

ii.
Review and Track Learning and Development Budget and expenditures; identify variances and take appropriate actions to mitigate variances. Follow corporate direction to complete budget tracking.

iii.

Lead the implementation of a learning model to develop public health competencies that enable individuals/teams to take responsibility for their own learning and share their knowledge and practice in a complex and dynamic work environment.

d. Program Performance Monitoring -Monitor implementation of operational plan and compliance with provincial and other standards on a regular basis. Ensure that the program/service environment is reflective of the diversity of the communities served. Regularly report on performance to Manager and Department as required.

e. Program Evaluation and Continuous Improvement

i.

Evaluate the implementation of the Public Health Competency framework regularly to ensure implementation in accordance with identified Program, Divisional and Departmental plans, objectives and outcomes.

ii.

Undertake PHS organizational evaluative activities including needs assessments to determine:

- strategies to develop mastery