Harm Reduction Consultant HP SSP

Req ID: 138643
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Public Health Services - Burnside  
Department: PH SSP Health Protection
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 18-Aug-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager-Health Protection SSP, the Consultant, Harm Reduction, provides advanced knowledge, leadership and coordination for work across Nova Scotia in the area of harm reduction.

The Consultant provides oversight to contracted community based organizations in the provision of harm reduction services including: needle distribution and disposal, overdose prevention, and other mitigations of harms associated with substance use. The Consultant provides an expert level of advice and direction to strengthen the understanding and application of harm and stigma reduction principles among the NSH workforce. The position works with others to strengthen and build a culture of practice that encompasses the principles of harm reduction, and evaluates the degree to which our efforts are achieving our intended goals.

The Consultant strengthens and expands harm reduction programs and services through the management of existing contracts, development of new partnerships, and the development of business cases and grant applications. The Consultant oversees and supports a community of practice among harm reduction stakeholders internal and external to the organization, which includes first voice representation from people who use substances. The Consultant provides training, learning opportunities, practice forums and other venues to build the understanding and application of harm reduction principles and stigma reduction efforts. The Consultant collaborates with system and external partners, identifies and monitors key indicators, and supports knowledge exchange across the health system and other sectors. The Consultant achieves these goals through a leadership role in providing guidance and coordination of methods and tools, continually recommending quality initiatives and practice changes including through the development of organizational policies and position statements in collaboration with other departments within NSH.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Masters in public health, health promotion or equivalent with 3 years relevant experience
• Baccalaureate degree in health promotion or other relevant field with  5 years relevant experience
• Eligible for registration with a professional body as appropriate
• Equivalent combination of education and 7 years progressive leadership experience may be considered
• Experience in planning, development and evaluation of public health programs, services and initiatives using appropriate approaches to reduce health inequities.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the Core Competencies for Public Health and LEADS
• Demonstrated knowledge of oppression as a social determinant of health and awareness and study of one’s own power and privilege
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders using a variety of methods.
• Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support harm reduction work.
• Demonstrated judgment, decision making, and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills.  Ability to deal with competing priorities
• Demonstrated innovative systems thinking with an understanding of working with communities
• Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, respect and accountability.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.

Hours

• Long assignment full-time position; 75 hour biweekly
• Beginning as soon as possible with an expected end date of January 2024, (approx.15 months)
• Please note dates are approximate and subject to change
• Travel may be required

Compensation and Incentives

$35.27 - $44.09 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, life insurance as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

​As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify.

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