Click here as an internal applicant. Company :IWK Health Req ID: Department/Program: Community Health Team, Healthy Populations and Provincial Initiatives Location:Dartmouth Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100FTE) x 1position(s) Start Date: Union Status: Non:union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit Compensation: 35.9776 : 47.8039 /hour Closing Date: May 13, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time) IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive. Promoting an anti:racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non:binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self:identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels. The Opportunity The Community Health Team (CHT) is an IWK/NSH community:based health initiative that focuses on wellness programming, wellness navigation, and working with community partners. The CHT works in collaboration with other groups/organization in the community to offer programming and support. Reporting to the Health Services Manager of IWK Primary Health, the Mental Wellness Coordinator will provide leadership, expertise, and innovation to develop, facilitate and lead Primary Health wellness programs and services, with a key focus on children, youth, and families. This work will utilize a population health approach, including a focus on community development and the determinants of health, and will recognize best practice in youth engagement, mental health, and people:centred care. The Mental Wellness Coordinator also facilitates navigations, in accordance with their scope of practice and employment, to support clients to access appropriate community wellness resources. stylemargin:bottom:11.0px: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: stylemargin:bottom:11.0px: : Collaborates with the community to identify key priorities and emerging wellness needs related to children, youth and families and helps to formulate strategies to address these needs.