Public Relations Coordinator

Division : Public Health Services

Job Status : Temporary Full Time

Number of Positions : 1

Hours of Work : 35 hours / week, Monday to Friday, 8 : 30am to 4 : 30pm

Wage Rate : $39.13 to $46.58 / hour

Posting Date : Monday, December 22, 2025

Closing Date : Sunday, January 11, 2026

How to Apply

Applications are accepted online at www.lambtononline.ca / jobs until 11 : 59pm on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Please click job posting PUBLI005921 to apply!

About Us

The County of Lambton is located in Southwestern Ontario, nestled along Lake Huron and the St. Clair River, next to the state of Michigan and is home to a diverse and welcoming population of approximately 128,000 residents.

The Corporation of the County of Lambton is one of the area’s largest employers with approximately 1,300 employees. The County’s seven divisions deliver hundreds of services and programs to our residents, such as emergency medical services, provincial offences court, three long-term care homes, 25 library branches, three museums, an art gallery, archives, public works, public health services, social services, planning and building services.

We are committed to sustainability, economic growth, environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with our municipal and community partners.

About the Role

The Public Relations Coordinator is responsible for enhancing departmental objectives by providing strategic and tactical communications support to external and internal clients. As part of a communications team the Public Relations Coordinator will support public relations, communications planning, community engagement, media relations, marketing (including social), and risk communication functions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Risk Communication and Public Relations

• Provides advice and consults on matters of reputation, external communications, health hazards, outbreak management, public affairs and media relations to inform a strategic point of view.
• Formulates and implements strategic communication plans to support Lambton Public Health (LPH) in building effective relationships with its internal and external clients and stakeholders.
• Identifies and implements ongoing and issue-specific internal communication vehicles for LPH to ensure that department strategic goals are being met through an educated and informed workforce.
• Applies strategic risk and crisis communication principles to effectively communicate to stakeholders, partners and residents in support of Departmental priorities.
• Anticipates potentially contentious issues that could face Lambton Public Health and advises senior management on best methods of proactively and positively addressing them.
• Monitors trends, issues and legislation that affect Lambton Public Health or its stakeholders and recommends approaches or responses to address issues identified.
• Researches, analyzes, plans, develops and implements communication plans and strategies designed to assist LPH in building positive relations with the public and community stakeholders.
• Develops clear and concise messages to support communication tools, tactics, activities and products.
• Supports some product development for media relations and both internal and external communication tools.

Media Relations

Electronic Communications and Social Media

General

These describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all job duties in the classification. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervision Requirements

Direct Supervision : None

Indirect Supervision : None

Functional Authority : Provides direction, consultative services and advice on communications related issues to management.

What We Are Looking For

Minimum Formal Education

Experience

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