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Company : IWK Health Requisition ID: 166860
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Casual Relief x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: Non-union , Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $ 19.2797 – $ 24.0993 /hour
Closing Date: October 29, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
Department/Program: Read To Me , Healthy Populations & Provincial Initiatives
This is not a designated position, however, preference will be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. Please self-identify on your application.
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 apply 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
Duties
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Read to Me Weekend & Holiday IWK Assistant will visit with the family of every baby born at the IWK Health Centre to deliver a Read to Me! Bag, and provide literacy counselling around the use of the book bag, and early language development. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Ensuring gift bags are delivered daily at the IWK Health Centre on weekends and holidays in a sensitive, effective and timely manner.
- Receiving shipments of bags delivered from the Provincial office
- Informing Provincial office of any supply needs
- Collecting Read to Me! Program statistics
- Ensuring there is an adequate supply of bags on the Family Newborn floor, NICU and Birth Unit and restocking when necessary
- Performing other administrative duties as required
Hours of Work
Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays, 9am to 12pm, 3 hours per day.
Your Qualifications
- High school diploma required; University Degree an asset
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including sensitivity to the needs of families of diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds is essential
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work within set time frames
- Must work well independently and within a team
- Demonstrated computer skills required, including knowledge of MS Word
- Competency in other languages considered an asset
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis
If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
