Indigenous Health Program Educator

Job Posting #:923868
Site: UHN
Department: Indigenous Health Program
Reports to: Manager, Indigenous Health Program
Hours: 37.5 hours/week
Salary: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy
Status: Permanent Full-time
Posted Date: January 29, 2024
Closing Date: February 11, 2024

The University Health Network is committed to high quality and equitable care for all patients. UHN recognizes the significant barriers to accessing care that continue to exist for Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and is committed to addressing these gaps by advocating for culturally safe, high quality, trauma-informed care that is free of racism and discrimination for all Indigenous patients. It is also committed to supporting the well-being of Indigenous staff, learners and health care providers so that they can learn and work in an environment that respects and values their Indigenous identities

Position Summary

The Indigenous Health Program (IHP) works to improve access to high quality, effective healthcare for Indigenous people and ensure that Indigenous knowledges, values and voices are present and respected. The IHP aims to utilize Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing to advance a strengths-based approach to health and wellness, reconciliation, and partnerships.

The IHP Educator will coordinate, plan, develop and deliver educational initiatives on behalf of the IHP, develop educational resources, assist with Michener Gitigan educational programming, contribute to developing Indigenous health training modules through the Learning Management System, support incoming educational and training requests to the IHP, and develop, implement and evaluate an Indigenous Cultural Safety Training strategy at UHN.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

Duties

• facilitating/performing Indigenous health, Indigenous health equity, Indigenous cultural safety, and anti-racism and discrimination programming
• participating in skills and capacity building activities
• participating in research and evaluation activities
• providing consumer-oriented health information and resources
• participating in academic forums.
• Build, strengthen and sustain relationships with local Indigenous communities and organizations.
• Act as a resource for staff and program leaders regarding Indigenous health initiatives

Qualifications

• At minimum (3) years of relevant experience
• Experience required in health promotion, health education, adult education, or community development required.
• Experience building, nurturing and sustaining relationships with Indigenous communities, Leaders, Elders, Healers, Language Speakers and Knowledge Keepers required.
• Act as a resource for staff and program leaders regarding the needs of Indigenous patients, their families and communities
• Experience with Indigenous cultural safety training, anti-racist practice and trauma-informed care.
• Knowledge of Indigenous Nations, community engagement and cultural protocols required.
• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards.
• Well-developed facilitation and/or teaching experience required
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, written, and public speaking abilities
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and independently
• Proficiency in a First Nations, Inuit or Metis language, verbal and/or written an asset
• Ability to have and use diplomacy and tact at all times
• Ability to work collaboratively with other program staff and community practitioners in order to provide activities, programs and services required.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving and judgement skills, required.
• Experience in a program development and implementation, required.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN’s attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Vaccines (COVID and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance. Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN: Careers at UHN: Job Description (recruitingsite.com)