Community health nurse Jobs in Antigonish, NS

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The Opportunity

Are you passionate about advocating for safer more inclusive communities The Naomi Society is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Prevention and Awareness Lead to lead community education and outreach initiatives aimed at eliminating gender-based violence and violence against this impactful role you will work closely with staff and community partners to raise awareness about gender-based violence deliver educational sessions focused on prevention and foster community engagement to build safer more informed communities across Antigonish and Guysborough Counties.

Were looking for someone with a strong background in education communications or social services who brings creativity empathy and a deep understanding of the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence. If youre a skilled communicator a natural relationship-builder and an advocate for ending gender-based violence wed love to hear from you!

What youll do

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director the Prevention and Awareness Lead plays a key role in advancing the Naomi Societys mission to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. This position is responsible for developing and delivering educational programming raising public awareness and fostering community partnerships that support inclusive trauma-informed approaches to violence prevention.

Key responsibilities include :

• Work with the Board & Staff to implement recommendations of the National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence and other national and provincial inquiries
• Develop implement and deliver education and preventative education sessions
• Attend community events and festivals to promote the importance of building and sustaining healthy relationships
• Build community relationships within Antigonish and Guysborough County that promote inclusivity to improve service offerings
• Engage with the community around the supports and services offered by Naomi Society
• Engage community members in a traumatic and culturally sensitive way providing referrals to Support Workers or other community agencies when necessary
• Research new and innovative ways to engage the community
• Manage and schedule content for Naomi Societys social media channels using Canva following our brand guidelines
• Design posters graphics and digital materials for events and public awareness campaigns.
• Design and roll out marketing material for capital campaign for new build
• Update and coordinate printing of brochures business cards and other promotional materials as needed
• Provide administrative support to Executive Director as required
• Conduct other duties as directed by the Executive Director

What youll need

Qualifications

A little bit about us

Naomi Society

Naomi Society works to eliminate violence against women and gender-based violence in Antigonish and Guysborough Counties by protecting and promoting the safety dignity and human rights of women children and all genders through trauma-informed community prevention outreach support and advocacy. Our work strives to be inclusive of social economic and cultural needs while addressing the foundational issues of domestic family intimate partner and sexual violence.

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Benefits to Working with Us

Terms of Employment

The Naomi Society is committed to building a team reflective of the diverse population we serve. We encourage candidates who are African Nova Scotian Indigenous persons with disabilities Newcomers and members of the 2SLGBTQIA community. We encourage people to self-identify in their cover letter.

Key Skills

Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 56880 - 65557