Job Description

Position Details: New position

MNO’s culture is at our core

The MNO workplace culture is full of potential ready to be unlocked. As our Self-Governance agreement materializes, we are building a workplace culture of action, responsibility, and most importantly a desire to serve the Métis community. When defining what MNO culture is, it’s difficult, because of our diverse leadership styles, and the different programs and services offered. What that really means is there is a place for almost everyone under the MNO employer umbrella. We recognize people are different, and that is our source of strength. We bring opinions together, welcome healthy conflict, and look to always find answers, not problems.

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What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits and pension plan
• Generous vacation allotment starting at 15 day's for regular employees and 20 day's for management
• Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December
• 16 paid public and employer holidays
• 15 paid health & wellness days
• Challenging, multi-disciplinary work environment that fosters learning and professional development
• Substantial educational incentive to promote personal and professional growth
• An opportunity to make a direct or indirect impact on the lives of the Métis Peoples across the Province
• Other perks
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Telemedicine plan
• Health care spending account
• Goodlife corporate membership discount
• Bell Mobility's exclusive partner program
• Staple's corporate discount
• Dell member purchase program
• Mark's corporate discount

About the Role

The Specialist, Health Promotion, provides program coordination, delivery, and evaluation of culturally grounded health promotion services within the Métis Nation of Ontario’s Healthy Children and Families Program, with a specific focus on prenatal and perinatal health, parenting, and early childhood development. The Specialist designs and delivers prevention, education, and wellness programming that reflects Métis culture, traditions, and community needs. This role collaborates with internal teams, community partners, and funders to develop wholistic, client- and family-centered approaches to health promotion, prevention, education, and outreach. The Specialist contributes directly to MNO’s Prime Purpose by empowering Métis individuals and families to enhance their wellbeing through wellness promotion, prevention, and community-based education.

What you will be doing:

• The Specialist contributes directly to MNO’s Prime Purpose by empowering Métis children and families to enhance their health and wellbeing through culturally grounded health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and family-focused education.
• Delivers health promotion, prevention, education, and outreach activities to Métis citizens, communities, and organizations.
• Coordinates workshops, webinars, training sessions, health fairs, and community events related to prenatal and perinatal health, infant feeding, parenting, early childhood development, and health promotion.
• Collaborates with internal teams, Indigenous partners, and community organizations to support culturally relevant health promotion initiatives.
• Prepares targeted health promotion materials, resource tools, program content, and communications aligned with cultural safety principles.
• Supports program evaluation activities, including data collection, client satisfaction surveys, outcome tracking, and reporting specific to health promotion and program outcomes.
• Contributes to grant applications, funder reports, and program submissions related to prenatal and perinatal health, infant feeding, parenting, early childhood development, and health promotion.
• Represents the MNO’s Healthy Children and Families Program at community events, public forums, and stakeholder meetings.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement, professional development, and team-based planning initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with privacy legislation, documentation standards, and organizational policies.
• Promotes the values of the organization within the workplace and in the community by demonstrating positive and professional relationships with others (employees, citizens, council, volunteers, advocates, etc.)
• Reports all unsafe conditions, hazards or practices, accidents and incidents in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and adheres to all Health and Safety requirements within the MNO’s policies and procedures and provincial legislation.
• Performs other job/branch-related duties as required.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Health Promotion, Public Health, Indigenous Studies, Social Work, Psychology, or a related health or human services field.
• 1 to 3 years of experience delivering health promotion, prevention, wellness education, or public health programming.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality evidence and data-based reports and professional presentations
• Experience delivering health promotion workshops, presentations, and community-based wellness initiatives.
• Experience coordinating community outreach, wellness events, or large-scale prevention initiatives.
• Strong desire to act in the service of Métis citizens, to advance and uphold rights and culture.
• Applied knowledge of health promotion, prevention, wellness education, and public health frameworks, particularly as they relate to children, caregivers and families.
• Knowledge of Métis culture, identity, approaches to health, and culturally grounded health promotion and education.
• Knowledge of prenatal and perinatal health, infant feeding, parenting, early childhood development, and other health factors impacting children and families.
• Knowledge of program development, community engagement, health education curriculum design, and evaluation frameworks.
• Strong facilitation, public speaking, and group engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality evidence and data-based reports and professional presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Knowledge of privacy legislation, documentation standards, and data collection procedures.
• Collaborative approach to working with multidisciplinary teams, community partners, and stakeholders.
• Valid G License and access to a reliable vehicle
• Willing and able to travel for the purpose of meeting program objectives and attend training.

AODA Statement

The Métis Nation of Ontario commits to providing accommodation as required by the Ontario Human Rights Act, unless to do so would cause undue hardship. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the principles of dignity, individualization, and inclusion. The Métis Nation of Ontario will work cooperatively and in the spirit of respect with all partners in the accommodation process. These accommodations will extend to all aspects of the employment relationship including recruitment and selection.

Please email human resources if you require an accommodation during the hiring process.

Special Services Organization

The Métis Nation of Ontario is a special services organization. All applicants are encouraged to apply. Preference may be given to qualified applicants who meet the requirements for MNO Citizenship as per the MNO Bylaws and who are in good standing.

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