Job Description

Requisition ID: 6731
Department: Ottawa Public Health
Service: Ottawa Public Health Dept.
Branch: Communications & Community Engagement Service
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent Position
Work Hours: 35.00 /hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP
Salary Information: $95,002.18 - $115,591.84 annually (2022 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Ottawa Public Health
Application Close: 08/02/2023

JOB SUMMARY

The Healthy Communities branch in Ottawa Public Health is responsible for developing policies and public health interventions that support individuals to achieve optimal health, as well as working with organizations and partners to create supportive social and physical environments, and build community capacity, in areas such as mental health and substance use, chronic disease and injury prevention, and vaccine preventable diseases. You are responsible for coordinating and supervising health promotion strategies, initiatives and activities for individuals, families and communities. You: assist and oversee the implementation and evaluation of programs which will inform consumers of healthy eating and active living practices; contribute to the overall effectiveness of the branch programs; administer the Healthy Living Section; and collaborate and liaise with internal and external partners and service providers in the community to identify community needs and development opportunities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a major in community nutrition or public health nutrition Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Public Health Nutritionist with increasing level of responsibility and supervisory experience.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Registered Dietitian (RD) with the College of Dietitians of Ontario

KNOWLEDGE

• Federal government regulations, i.e.: Food and Drug Act, food marketing strategies
• Physical and psychosocial development of children and youth
• Principals of teaching and learning
• Current principals and practices of public health theory and practice
• Provincial standards for public health in Ontario
• Principals of community mobilization/development
• Relevant public health acts and legislation
• Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance
• Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and city policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Communicate effectively with management, staff and the public
• Apply health-counselling techniques
• Lead, motivate and supervise unionized staff
• Work within a multi-disciplinary unionised workplace
• Manage conflict in the workplace
• Manage changing priorities
• Develop effective education material
• Coordinate and manage multiple projects
• Mobilize and facilitate groups
• Good organizational and/or administrative skills
• Liaise with all levels of staff, business and the public
• Utilize a personal computer and use word processing, spreadsheet and project management software
• Exercise tact and diplomacy
• Self-confident and assertive
• Client focused
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communications skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: Designated Bilingual \xe2\x80\x93 specific level of language proficiency: French: oral, reading, writing English: oral, reading, writing Candidates who do not meet language requirements will be required to participate in training.
• Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa\xe2\x80\x99s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
• This role works in a high-risk setting; therefore, all employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment in accordance with the Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 Immunization Policy.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.