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Prevention Specialist - Social Work, OT, Nursing, Psychotherapist - York Region - Jobs in Oakville

Halton Healthcare
Job LocationOakville
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Job TypeFull time

Job Description

Job DescriptionThe responsibilities of the Eating Disorder Prevention Specialist include: facilitating/performing health promotion and wellness education planning and implementation activities; participating in skills and capacity building activities; participating in research and evaluation activities; providing consumer-oriented eating disorder information and reference material within the community using print and electronic resources; participating in academic forums.

  • Designs, conducts and updates a community assessment to determine population eating disorder educational needs.
  • Identifies and develops eating disorder wellness and education initiatives based on needs of particular populations.
  • Identifies opportunities to develop collaborative partnerships and linkages with a diverse array of stakeholders and sector champions in the community, clinical, health administration, partner organizations and government divisions
  • Works collaboratively with a diverse array of stakeholders and sector champions in the community, clinical, health administration, partner organizations and government divisions to organize and implement health service, promotion, education and community outreach events that respond to the eating disorder needs and interests of the community.
  • Participates in community networks that address specific community eating disorder health issues
  • Assists community resources in accessing health related services in the community.
  • Advocates on behalf of community resources to access opportunities/resources for capacities and skills related to eating disorders. Participates in the identification and development of health events/forums/opportunities that foster shared learning and capacity building.
  • Implements a variety of health promotion strategies including health education, social marketing, population health and community development in order to foster individual self-awareness, improve health decision making and promote access to resources necessary for building a strong eating disorder promotion, prevention and early intervention model.
  • Provides eating disorder promotion strategies with cultural competence and ethno cultural sensitivity.
  • Conducts and/or arranges in-service presentations for Community Program staff to keep them informed of current trends in eating disorder education and the work of other community agencies.
  • Recommends (and assists as necessary in the acquisition of) accurate, reliable, current, and appropriate eating disorder promotion, prevention and early intervention educational material directed to support adult influencers, youth and children.
  • Provides quick reference and assistance locating appropriate referrals for adult influencers, youth and children.
  • Presents at health conferences, seminars and workshop
  • Seeks out opportunities to publish research findings
  • Precepts students from variety of community health programs.

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