Community Health Outreach Worker - Winnipeg, Canada - Klinic Community Health

Klinic Community Health

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Requisition ID: 355590

Posting End Date:
March 18, 2024

City:
Winnipeg

Employer:
Klinic Community Health

Department / Unit:
Health Services

Posting Category:
Clinical

Union:

MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date:

ASAP

FTE: 1.0

Anticipated Shift:
Days; Evenings; Weekends

Klinic Community Heath is a pro-choice community health centre that provides primary care, education and counselling services to our local community and throughout Manitoba.

Driven by our vision of creating healthy and engaged communities, we promote health and quality of life for people of every age, background, ethnicity, gender identity and socio-economic circumstances.

Rooted in social justice values, we believe that everyone deserves quality care, support and respect.

***As the Community Health Outreach Worker, you will build on the capacity of the individual or community to address determinants of health through community development activities within Klinic and with external community groups and organizations. The overall impact is to increase access to necessities of life like food, shelter, clothing, finances, health care for those who have limited resources to build healthier communities through community development and engagement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in health or social services and two years' experience working in a related field.
Strong community development and community mobilization skills, proven experience working with community groups to identify needs and issues.
Experience in assisting communitybased groups with organizational development.
Knowledge and experience working with diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
Knowledge of social determinants of health and community development principles.
Skills in small and large group facilitation.
Ability to work effectively with the multidisciplinary staff of Klinic, offering and receiving consultation, direction or guidance where necessary.
Ability to work effectively with community members and multiple community partner agencies in sectors such as housing, education, justice, family services and health

Experience in program development, implementation, and evaluation an asset.
Familiarity with the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Actions and the MMIWG2S+ Calls to Justice
Demonstrated commitment to disrupting all forms of racism and oppression, including homophobia and transphobia, within systems and practices.
Grounding in traumainformed practices and cultural safety
Familiarity with accessibility standards and practice
Knowledge of computers including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Access, Excel and others is essential.
Excellent communication, organizational, and team skills essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Community Development - 50%

Facilitates and supports the community/neighbourhood and its representatives in the process of identifying and addressing community needs.
Identifies opportunities for locality development and supports community development activities initiated by local groups.
Assists neighborhood organizing.
Has knowledge of Community Area resources and services to support linkages between staff and the community and citizens and resources.
Assists in determining needs for health promotion and education, advocacy, and referrals to other agencies, both internally and externally.
Provides support to community groups requesting assistance in areas such as community revitalization, housing, education, social assistance, child welfare, legal matters.
Identifies and facilitates partnerships with community agencies, groups and organizations.
Identifies and participates with existing intersectoral, interagency and resident networks.
Where networks are not in place, identifies potential neighborhood partners and facilitates the development and maintenance of effective networks.
Works within networks to achieve network goals and evaluate outcomes.
Facilitates resident participation in networks that include agency and resident membership.
Supports the citizen engagement activities of other sectors such as Family Services and Housing as opportunities arise.

Organizational Development - 50%:

Provides leadership to Klinic staff in incorporating community development principles in their everyday work.
Represents Klinic in the community through various meetings, committees, workshops, and events.
Maintains an inventory of communitybased health resources and related supports.
Participates in the development and implementation of methodologies for evaluating outreach services.
Supports in the creation, delivery, monitoring and modification of evaluation tools and data specific to community engagement and satisfaction to inform the work of Klinic.
Creating educational opportunities around social justice issues (e.g. Commemorative months/days).
Organizing community engagement activities within Klinic and in comm