Health Promotion Facilitator

Your Opportunity:

Experience the energy and opportunity of Grande Prairie, Alberta, a thriving regional hub in northwestern Alberta. Grande Prairie offers the best of both worlds: big-city amenities, diverse recreation, excellent schools, and a strong sense of community, all surrounded by stunning natural landscapes. If you're looking to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career in a dynamic and growing region, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you. Rural Public Health has an exciting opportunity for a passionate public health professional who is committed to health equity, community engagement, and creating healthier rural communities through collaboration, innovation, and sustainable health promotion practices. As a Health Promotion Facilitator (HPF I) you will play a pivotal role in the community of Grande Prairie where you will work to directly influence community wellbeing and help create lasting, measurable improvements in population health. Working as the HPF I, you will utilizes your professional knowledge and skills to advance the health and wellbeing of the communities by working with the community across all settings and age groups, providing resources, presentations, programming on health topics related to preventing injury, preventing chronic disease, reducing cancer, promoting optimal health. This position will assist in fostering relationships with the community, local groups and healthcare stakeholders to support policies that address the determinants of health and promote health in the community. Through consultation, program planning support, and evaluation expertise, you will help community partners create meaningful and lasting changes. If you are interested in building your career in Grande Prairie, apply now.

Description:

As a Health Promotion Facilitator I, you will assist communities to be healthier through mentoring, advocacy and education. You will link individuals and/or communities to relevant health resources within the region or province and work with community partners to access, plan, implement and evaluate health promotion strategies. You will participate in special studies and/or research projects and review health-related data and identify trends relative to population health and at risk groups. You will facilitate the development and/or implementation of program specific guidelines in partnership with other stakeholders. You will plan, develop and facilitate workshops, seminars and presentations for staff and communities. You will prepare work plans, budgets and year end reports and provide input for departmental goals and strategies.

• Classification:
Health Promotion Facilitator
• Union:
HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program:
Rural PH-health Promotion
• Primary Location:
Grande Prairie Public Health
• Location Details:
As Per Location
• Multi-Site:
Not Applicable
• FTE:
1.00
• Posting End Date:
12-NOV-2026
• Temporary Employee Class:
Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available:
23-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date:
23-JUL-2027
• Hours per Shift:
7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks:
2
• Shifts per cycle:
10
• Shift Pattern:
Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off:
Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary:
$42.14
• Maximum Salary:
$56.02
• Vehicle Requirement:
Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Completion of bachelor's degree in Health Promotion, Health Sciences, Health Education or a related field.

Registration with the applicable professional college or association. Must hold a valid Class 5 Alberta Operator’s license. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Primary Care Alberta currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

Experience working with communities or in a public health setting. Experience with the identification, development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion activities related to injury prevention, chronic disease prevention and addressing determinants of health in the community setting.