Family Home Visitor

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities are (but not limited to):

• Complete Intake Assessment for all new family units.
• Provide resourceful information about healthy lifestyle choices, childcare options, child development and safe environments.
• Provide learning opportunities on living skills and educational support.
• Provide appropriate referrals and ensure linkage for services.
• Manage program-tracking systems on a monthly and quarterly basis for budget management, reporting, and productivity, including overseeing program needs such as ordering materials and purchasing snacks/food for classes.
• And advocate with primary care providers and attend clinical support, conduct community outreach as well as develop and distribute outreach flyers.

• High School Diploma and/or two (2) years experience in Health or in a related field providing health education services in a public health/primary health care organization
• Working knowledge of health education issues and programs including Indigenous lifestyle, nutrition, and behavioral issues
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with physicians, clinic staff, patients, and volunteers to meet program goals and objectives
• Excellent communication, organizational skills and Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality

• This position will service all three communities of LSFN, therefore must be able to travel between clinics and community organizations to conduct health education programs, presentations, services and outreach.
• May be required to work occasional overtime during workshops and conferences.
• Must be flexible and able to adjust to change and frequent interruptions.
• Must have a valid Social Insurance Number and legally entitled to work in Canada under relevant legislation.