New Job Coordinator Of Staff Education In Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

The Northwest Territories Health & Social Services Authority (NTHSSA), Beaufort Delta Region (BDR), provides orientation and continuing education opportunities for all employees. The primary mandate of the Coordinator of Staff Education is to ensure all staff receive mandatory orientation, education, and training to ensure NTHSSA BDR employees have the required understanding of organizational policies, standards, values, guiding principles, and safety knowledge to provide high quality health care and social service delivery.

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is the single provider of all health and social services in the Northwest Territories (NWT), with the exception of Hay River and Tlicho regions, covering 1.2 million square kilometers and serving approximately 43,000 people, including First Nations, Inuit, Metis and non-aboriginals. health and Social Services includes the full range of primary, secondary and tertiary health services and social services including family services, protection services, care placements, mental health, addictions, and developmental activities, delivered by more than 1,400 health and social services staff.

The NTHSSA, BDR provides and supports the delivery of health care and social services to adults and children on an inpatient, outpatient, and outreach basis in order to enhance health community well-being through excellence, accountability and respect for regional diversity. The NTHSSA, BDR directly and contractually employs over 300 staff in the Beaufort Delta Region who delivers these services in eight communities through the Inuvik Regional Hospital, seven community health centres, and seventeen other sites including social services and dental therapy office, public health clinics and various group homes.

Located in the Inuvik Regional Hospital and reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Coordinator of Staff Education (Coordinator) is responsible for the coordination, tracking, and delivery of orientation and continuing education for NTHSSA BDR staff. Orientation, education, and training is delivered in a variety of formats including in-service, demonstrations with hands on participation, video conference, and on-line learning. The incumbent must be physically able to set up and move audio visual equipment in the classroom, and to and from other offsite locations used for education. Travel on small aircraft or by ice road will occur 5-6 times per year.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge and skills relating to instructor certification for nationally recognized programs such as Non-violent Crisis Intervention.
• Ability to acquire knowledge of relevant Acts, organization policies, standards, values, guiding principles, and safety knowledge to provide high quality health care and social service delivery.
• Instruction and facilitation skills with adult learners.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations in formal and informal settings.
• Able to work independently with limited direction or guidance, and to adapt to changing priorities.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

A diploma in Adult Education, or Administration combined with three (3) years of experience as a Facilitator and/or Coordinator, preferably in the field of adult education.

Inquiries Only:

Inuvik HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
1st FLOOR ALEX MOSES GREENLAND BUILDING
BOX 1869
INUVIK, NT X0E 0T0
Tel (867) 678-8071
Fax (867) 678-6620
[email protected]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.