Community Health Representative

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

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.

Job Information

Reporting to the Regional Health Promotion Coordinator (RHPC), the Community Health Representative (CHR) works with community members, health care providers, and other agencies to promote healthy living and well-being in the Dehcho communities. The CHR has a significant role in acting as a liaison between the communities and the NTHSSA. This practice ensures that individuals within their respective communities have access to knowledge and resources that promote health and healthy lifestyles and identify illness prevention information that may be specific for communities. Health Promotion Programs and Services include the delivery of public health and homecare programs designed to promote community health and wellness (i.e. including but not limited to Well-Child/Woman/Man clinics, pre and post-natal clinics, school health program, chronic disease clinic, communicable disease surveillance, etc.).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to operate basic office equipment (i.e. telephones, fax machines, etc.).
2. Knowledge of and an ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting and work with community groups and resources.
3. Knowledge of and ability to operate word processing applications (i.e. Microsoft Word) in order to complete training materials and presentations, electronic mail to send and receive mail and the internet in order to conduct online research.
4. An ability to educate patients and their families (where applicable) on appropriate self-care methods and techniques as directed by a health care provider (i.e. NIC).
5. Knowledge of and an ability to network resources within and outside the DCSB (i.e. Social Services, Public Health, medevac teams etc.) in order to provide comprehensive health promotion and education.
6. The incumbent must be aware of the importance of confidentiality and be able to keep personal and medical information private and confidential at all times.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
The NWT Community Health Representative training program.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Dehcho HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
9602 100 STREET
BOX240
FORT SIMPSON, NT X0E 0N0
Tel (867) 695-7233
Fax (867) 695-3254
jobsdehcho@gov.nt.ca

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