Community Health Ambassador 1.0 Fte Permanent

Midland, ON, CA, Canada

Job Description

287 Bayshore Dr Midland ON L4R 0H1

We are seeking a Community Health Ambassador

1.0 FTE Permanent

Salary: $49,000 - $52,000 annually + benefits and HOOPP



(2 positions available)



A shared sense of purpose.

The Centre de sante communautaire CHIGAMIK Community Health Centre is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing bilingual and culturally sensitive primary health care, illness prevention and health promotion. Our mission is to provide culturally relevant holistic programs and services to equip our communities to achieve optimal health and well-being through awareness, health promotion, and illness prevention.

Job overview:

The Community Health Ambassador (CHA) role in community health initiatives, advocacy, client engagement, population health while working collaboratively with the CHIGAMIK team. Reporting to the Director, Clinical and Allied Health Services, the CHA will coordinate and implement our Strategic Plan, while working collaboratively with community groups, and networking agencies. The CHA works with inter-disciplinary teams functioning both independently and with the community team in health promotion, education, community development, advocacy and outreach activities.

This position requires flexibility to support accessible program service delivery across various sites and programs based on care delivery needs.



Required qualifications include:



Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a relevant field, or a combination of lived/living and work experience relevant to the role.

Experience with community-based outreach in an employment or volunteer capacity.

Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities in social service and/or community work, including asset-based community development approach to outreach activities.

Demonstrated knowledge of myths, misinformation, and stigma, as it relates to preventative care, cancer screening and diabetes.

Strong knowledge of community resources, health promotion and the impact of social determinants of health and public health policies on racialized and marginalized individuals and communities.

Proven time management and organizational skills.

Experience in group work, program implementation/delivery, and involvement in program monitoring and evaluation activities.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with group facilitation abilities.

Experience in leading/facilitating group presentations/activities.

Valid Ontario Driver's license and access to a vehicle.

Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in an interdisciplinary team environment.

Knowledge of/experience working with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit and/or Francophone individuals and communities is preferred.

Bilingual (French and English) and/or self-identification as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit and/or Francophone would be considered an asset for this position.

Responsibilities:



Working closely with the CHIGAMIK team, the CHA will play a key role in health promotion, community engagement, navigation and outreach.

Improve access to culturally responsive cancer and chronic disease prevention and management supports.

Enhance population specific wellness models to improve access to primary health care and mental health and addictions supports.

Provide stronger connections to wraparound support and expand to new communities.

Help to establish meaningful partnerships between delivery organizations and Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) to strengthen care delivery and population health planning capacity through OHTs.

Reach out to community members and provide relevant information in support of health promotion initiatives.

Help facilitate access to primary care, cancer screening, health and wellness services, and chronic condition related care and services through internal and external referral processes and navigation support.

Conduct educational presentations within the community/community organizations

Track and collect daily outreach and education activities and ensure data is up to date.

Work closely with the Clinical and Allied Health Team.

Direct community members to the right service and programs for support including food security support, access to financial assistance, and access to mental health support.

Liaise with relevant committees/networks to assist engaged members of the community to access practical and emotional support services provided by CHIGAMIK or by other community partners

Participate in the collection of trends, outreach activity statistics and project evaluation activities

Provide community outreach (using personal vehicle and/or local transit).

Engage in proactive community outreach to promote health promotion initiatives, programs and services

Participate in community projects and/or activities to provide education, information or to develop collaborative strategies.

Work with teams to support the development of content for CHIGAMIK's Website, and Social Media accounts, related to Health Promotion, Advocacy and Special Campaigns.

Complete relevant administrative duties as required/assigned

Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time.

Send your cover letter and resume to hr@chigamik.ca by October 24, 2025.



WWW.CHIGAMIK.CA

CHIGAMIK Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. While all qualified candidates are invited to apply, we encourage all qualified individuals to apply including visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2s+ persons. CHIGAMIK is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act('AODA'). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please advise Human Resources.

We thank all applicants, however, only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

287, promenade Bayshore, Midland (Ontario) L4R 0H1

Nous sommes a la recherche d'une/d'un

Ambassadrice/Ambassadeur de la sante communautaire

Poste permanent 1,0 ETP - Salaire : 49,000 - 52,000 $ par annee plus avantages sociaux et HOOPP (2 postes a combler)



Le sentiment d'une mission commune.

Le Centre de sante communautaire CHIGAMIK Community Health Centre est un organisme sans but lucratif qui s'engage a fournir des soins de sante primaires bilingues et adaptes a la culture, la prevention des maladies et la promotion de la sante. Nous avons pour mission d'offrir des programmes et des services holistiques adaptes a la culture pour doter nos collectivites des outils necessaires a atteindre la sante et le mieux-etre optimaux grace a la sensibilisation, a la promotion de la sante et a la prevention des maladies.

Apercu du poste :

L'ambassadrice/l'ambassadeur de la sante communautaire (ASC) joue un role dans les projets de sante communautaire, la revendication, la participation des clients et la sante de la population tout en travaillant de concert avec l'equipe de CHIGAMIK. Relevant de la direction des services cliniques et paramedicaux, l'ASC veille a la coordination et a la mise en oeuvre du plan strategique en collaboration avec les groupes communautaires et le reseau des agences. L'ASC travaille en collaboration avec les equipes interdisciplinaires, et agit de facon autonome et au sein de l'equipe communautaire a assurer la promotion de la sante, l'education, le developpement communautaire, la revendication et les activites d'approche communautaire.

Le poste exige de la flexibilite afin d'appuyer la prestation de services et de programmes accessibles a divers endroits, en fonction des besoins en prestation de soins.



Qualifications requises :



Diplome collegial ou de premier cycle dans un domaine connexe ou une combinaison d'experience vecue et professionnelle pertinente au role.

Experience professionnelle ou benevole en approche communautaire.

Connaissances, competences et aptitudes averees en service social ou travail communautaire, y compris une approche au developpement communautaire fondee sur les atouts qui est appliquee aux activites d'approche communautaire.

Connaissance eprouvee des mythes, des stigmates et des renseignements errones concernant le diabete, les soins preventifs et le depistage du cancer.

Connaissance solide des ressources communautaires, de la promotion de la sante et de l'incidence des determinants sociaux de la sante et des politiques de sante publique sur les personnes et les communautes racialisees et marginalisees.

Competences averees en organisation et en gestion du temps.

Experience en travail de groupe, prestation et mise en oeuvre de programmes, et participation aux activites de surveillance et d'evaluation de programmes.

Excellentes competences en communication a l'oral et a l'ecrit ainsi que des aptitudes en animation de groupe.

Experience a diriger/animer des presentations/activites de groupe.

Permis de conduire de l'Ontario en regle et acces a un vehicule.

Aptitude a travailler de facon autonome et a collaborer de maniere efficace au sein d'une equipe interdisciplinaire.

Preference accordee a la connaissance des personnes et des communautes Premieres nations, Metis et Inuit et/ou francophone et a l'experience aupres de ces derniers.

Bilingue (francais et anglais) et/ou s'identifier comme Premiere nation, Metis et Inuit et/ou francophone serait considere un atout pour ce poste.

Responsabilites :



En etroite collaboration avec l'equipe de CHIGAMIK, l'ASC joue un role essentiel en promotion de la sante, participation communautaire, navigation et approche communautaire.

Ameliorer l'acces aux soutiens adaptes a la culture ayant rapport a la prevention et a la gestion du cancer et des maladies chroniques.

Ameliorer les modeles de bien-etre visant une population particuliere en vue d'ameliorer l'acces aux soins de sante primaire et aux soutiens en sante mentale et toxicomanie.

Offrir des liens plus solides vers le soutien universel et assurer l'expansion vers de nouvelles communautes.

Aider a etablir des partenariats significatifs entre les organismes et les Equipes Sante Ontario (ESO) dans le but de renforcer la prestation des soins et la capacite de planification de la sante de la population par le biais des ESO.

Rejoindre les membres de la communaute pour leur fournir les renseignements pertinents a l'appui des projets de promotion de la sante.

Aider a faciliter l'acces aux soins primaires, au depistage du cancer, aux services de sante et de bien-etre, et aux soins et services en matiere de maladie chronique grace aux processus d'aiguillage interne et externe et au soutien a la navigation.

Effectuer des presentations educatives dans la communaute et aupres des organismes communautaires.

Surveiller et recueillir les donnees quotidiennes relatives aux activites d'education et d'approche communautaire, et veiller a leur mise a jour.

Travailler en etroite collaboration avec les membres de l'equipe clinique et paramedicale.

Orienter les membres de la communaute vers les bons programmes et services, y compris le soutien en matiere de securite alimentaire, l'acces a l'aide financiere et l'appui en sante mentale.

Assurer la liaison avec les comites/reseaux pertinents pour aider les membres de la communaute qui y participent a acceder aux services de soutien pratiques et emotionnels fournis par CHIGAMIK ou d'autres partenaires communautaires.

Participer a l'inventaire des tendances, a la saisie de donnees sur les activites d'approche communautaire et a l'evaluation de projets.

Assurer les services d'approche communautaire (au moyen d'un vehicule personnel ou du transport en commun local).

Participer de maniere proactive a l'approche communautaire pour faire la promotion des projets, des programmes et des services de promotion de la sante.

Participer aux projets et/ou activites communautaires pour fournir l'education et l'information ou elaborer des strategies de collaboration.

OEuvrer aupres des equipes pour appuyer l'elaboration de contenu pour le site Web de CHIGAMIK, ses comptes de medias sociaux en rapport a la promotion de la sante, a la revendication et aux campagnes speciales.

Executer les taches administratives pertinentes au besoin ou telles qu'attribuees.

Accomplir d'autres taches et responsabilites assignees de temps a autre.

Veuillez soumettre votre lettre de presentation et curriculum vitae a hr@chigamik.ca d'ici le

24 octobre 2025.

WWW.CHIGAMIK.CA

Le Centre de sante communautaire CHIGAMIK est un employeur qui adhere au principe d'equite en matiere d'emploi qui est a la recherche de candidates et de candidats qualifies qui partagent notre engagement envers l'equite, la diversite et l'inclusion. Quoique nous invitions les demandes de toutes les candidatures qualifiees, nous encourageons toute personne qualifiee a faire demande, y compris les minorites visibles, les autochtones, les personnes handicapees et les personnes LGBTQ2s+. CHIGAMIK s'engage a offrir des pratiques d'emploi accessibles et inclusives conformement a la Loi sur l'accessibilite pour les personnes handicapees de l'Ontario (LAPHO). Si vous avez besoin de mesures d'adaptation en raison d'un handicap a une etape quelconque du processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec le Service des ressources humaines. Nous remercions les candidates et candidats, toutefois, seules les personnes retenues en entrevue

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: $49,000.00-$52,000.00 per year

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2907377
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Midland, ON, CA, Canada
  • Education
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