health promotion program officer

CFMWS - WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION!

At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we?re more than just a workplace; we?re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.

Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.

As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.

THE ROLE

If you are passionate about all aspects of health and want to make a true difference in people?s lives, a career as a Health Promotion Manager supporting the members of the Canadian Armed Forces might just be for you.

As a Health Promotion Manager with Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services, you will lead the local Health Promotion team and oversee the delivery of evidence-based workshops in Nutrition, Injury Prevention, Social Wellness, Addictions Awareness, and Respect in the Workplace. In addition, you will collaborate with partners to influence policies and enhance the built environment to help support healthy behaviours and optimize operational performance. You?ll interact directly with the military chain of command to better understand their concerns and develop an activity plan to address their needs.

Whether in the classroom or in the community, Health Promotion Managers are our local behaviour change experts and play an integral role in making the healthy choice the easy choice for Canadian Armed Forces members. In doing so, you will help to ensure that they are mentally and physically ready to sustain the rigours of operations, and live healthy balanced lives.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

Education, Certifications and Licenses

Bachelor?s degree in Health Promotion, Nursing, Mental Health/Social Work, Nutrition, Human Kinetics or a related field

Experience

In planning, managing, controlling and evaluating the operations and delivery of health promotion programs

In group facilitation and team-building with adults

In establishing, sustaining and fostering a network of professional contacts

In preparing and delivering multi-media social marketing campaigns

In collecting, analyzing and reporting data electronically

In the delivery of adult based learning and facilitation of workshops

In report writing

In project management

In budget administration

In personnel administration

In advising, developing, applying and maintaining policies, procedures, and regulations

Competencies

Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

English Essential / Bilingual (English and French) an as