[e-drive][JOB: COORDINATOR - HEALTH PROMOTER, ARTIST HEALTH CENTRE, TORONTO]

[Kaethe Yanovsky]

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Toronto Western Hospital, Artists' Health Centre

Coordinator/Health Promotor

Position Type:	Contract - Full Time 		
Job Region: 	ON - Toronto Area
Application Deadline:	09/09/2002	
Years of Experience:	4
						
University Health Network (UHN) is a major landmark in Canada's
healthcare system and a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto.
It consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and
Princess Margaret Hospital. Building on the strengths of this remarkable
Hospital network, the new organization brings together the talent and
resources that make it an international leader in healthcare.

Responsibilities: 							
*	Performs administrative responsibilities; Performs program
development by facilitating health promotion and wellness education
planning and implementation activities; Participates in skills and
capacity building activities; Participates in research and evaluation
techniques; Provides consumer-oriented health information and reference
service to women clients using print and electronic resources;
Participates in academic forums.

Qualifications: 							
*	Required: 
*	At minimum, a completion of a Master's degree program in health
promotion, health education, adult education, nursing, social work or
recognized equivalent 
*	Up to four (4) years of relevant experience 
*	Relevant experience working with professional artists 
*	Experience in health promotion, health education, adult
education, and community development 
*	Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner
and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to
UHN standards 
*	Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multi-task

*	Compliance with confidentiality requirements 
*	Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication
skills 
*	Knowledge of applicable legislative, UHN and/or departmental
policies 
*	Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work
with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions,
backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or
situation at hand 
*	Knowledge and experience of health promotion, population health,
community development principles, as well as the determinants of health 
*	Ability to work collaboratively as a AHC member and with the
Artists' Health Centre Foundation 
*	Ability to work collaboratively with other program staff and
community agencies in order to provide activities, programs and services

*	Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate
in a thorough, clear, and timely manner 
*	Ability to demonstrate respect for the innate strengths of
individuals and communities 
*	Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of communities and a
response to their needs 
*	Understanding/knowledge of conventional and
complementary/alternative health practices 
*	Knowledge of computer systems, databases and the internet 
*	Ability to take initiative and do the right thing at the right
time without being asked

Interested qualified applicants, please visit the University Health
Network website at www.uhn.ca and apply online.

Compensation Type: 		Salary 	 
Amount: 		$ TBD 	Applicants should quote Job #: 58077
Job Contact Information							
Ivetka Vasil 							
Staffing Specialist 							
University Health Network, Human Resources

For more information, visit: http://www.uhn.ca