Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 09 Salary Range: $76,104.00 - $96,135.00

About Student Services

Student Services is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well‑prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enrol for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award‑winning Dining Hall, we organise fun events, we provide extensive recreation program opportunities and varsity sports activities, we run an cutting-edge career development and experiential learning programme and much moreThere’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world‑class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

Position purpose

Under the direction of the Manager, Health promotion and education, the incumbent is responsible for the development and execution of health promotion initiatives, programmes and projects that support and contribute to student wellbeing and success. The incumbent also leads event planning and delivery, presentations, and workshops in addition to other health promotion activities. The position ensures that all initiatives align with the principles of a health promoting campus. The HPS (health promo specialist) must provide direct interventions with students in distress or those requiring assistance to determine appropriate referrals within the Stepped Care and Circle of Care models or within the community.





Health Promotion Planning and Operations

- Oversee and provide leadership to the peer‑led Wellness Lounge (WL), and other designated Health Promotion spaces, in delivering quality customer service and peer support to visitors of the WL.
- Coordinate HP spaces by providing evidence‑based health information, resources, and referrals to appropriate health professionals and/or services (system navigation).
- Create a welcoming, supportive, and educational environment that encourages student engagement, skill‑development and help‑seeking behaviours.
- Performs a variety of tasks to support and maintain the Wellness Lounge and other designated Health Promotion spaces, including inventory, maintenance of resources and ensuring that health information is up‑to‑date, evidence‑based and reflective of current trends.
- Assigning and scheduling student staff, identifying and recommending topics and outreach methods, developing content, delivering workshops, webinars, information sessions or other initiatives, and hosting events, virtually or inperson.
- Provide direct individual or group non‑clinical interventions with students in distress or that require health and wellness education, assistance and referrals. This includes communicating and assessing student’s health needs carefully,



delivering appropriate health information and making relevant referrals depending on their needs.
- Demonstrate compassion and support in a non‑judgmental approach on a variety of health‑related topics impacting students.
- Exercise independent judgement, problem solving and resourcefulness in order to determine the most effective information to provide.
- Lead the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of interactive and evidence‑informed wellness programmes and initiatives to student groups, including student leaders and other stakeholder groups as applicable.
- Collaborate with campus partners and community agencies in the delivery of public health and health promotion activities; maintain relationships with campus and community stakeholder groups to identify opportunities to expand or enhance health education activities and to optimise the impact of public health and health promotion activities.

Human resources

- Responsible for the recruiting, selection, onboarding, ongoing supervision and performance management of all student staff and volunteers.
- Address student staff issues that impact optimal functioning of the HP programmes and services.
- Develop and deliver quality training to student employees and volunteers which meet university policies and health promotion standards and best practices.
- Provide ongoing coaching, guidance and support to student staff and volunteers on student health and wellness issues and challenges, incident management, and guidelines for referrals.

Partnerships

- Represent the service and the University of Ottawa during events by connecting with students and participants.
- Actively participate in professional organisations, cultivate partnerships, and collabora

📌 Specialist, Health Promotion (Ottawa)
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📍 Ottawa