Mental Health/Healthy Living Consultant Full-time Job

As a trusted and dedicated professional, you understand that health, safety and wellness operate together.

 

Our team passionately strives to enhance the quality of life for City of Edmonton employees. As a Mental Health, Healthy Living Consultant, you will be challenged to assist in setting the vision, strategy, operating goals and targets that will embody our corporate culture and provide excellence in employee health, safety and well-being. As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will help develop, source and coordinate and provide leadership regarding mental health and wellness initiatives, and you will promote services and be an ambassador for the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well being of City employees.

Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve results in a respectful, inclusive and service-minded way. With a focus on the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Commitments to Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will:

• Act as an ambassador for employee wellbeing, actively promoting services and resources available to support mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial health
• Provide guidance and support in the creation, development, and maintenance of strategic mental health awareness and wellness programs
• Conduct workshops that address trauma awareness, coping mechanisms, and resilience building
• Collaborate with our multi-disciplinary team of professionals to create meaningful programs through the Corporate Mental Health and Healthy Living Strategy Influence key decision makers within our organization, to encourage and promote behaviours and values that align to our Cultural Commitments Integrate trauma-informed principles into mental health and healthy living policies, ensuring that they consider the potential impact of trauma on employees and provide appropriate support mechanisms
• Collaborate on the development of crisis-specific mental health strategies, including protocols for addressing immediate psychological needs during and after critical incidents
• Provide guidance and support in the creation, development, implementation and maintenance of strategic mental health awareness and wellness programs which encourage participation in practices that prevent injury and/or illness Facilitate sessions promoting mental health and overall wellness among employees, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
• Work to assess priorities and identify gaps in existing programs and services to strengthen the corporate mental health/healthy living strategy across all Departments
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• University Degree with a minimum of 4 years of related experience  or Diploma in Health Promotion, Psychology, Social Services, Human Services, or other related fields with a minimum of 6 years related experience; Master’s levelis preferred
• Crisis Incident Stress Management training considered an asset
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of crisis management and trauma response
• Experience must include an emphasis on program/project management and maintenance
• Extensive exposure and knowledge in mental health education initiatives and standards
• Significant knowledge and experience in areas of physical and nutritional well-being
• Highly developed interpersonal, service, time management, organizational and communication skills needed
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working relationships throughout multiple levels of an organization Demonstrated success managing related projects and programs
• Proven ability to adapt appropriately to changing priorities Ability to teach, lead and communicate using virtual tools and resources
• Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness
• Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
• Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator.  For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
• Applicants may be tested

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region.