Communications Specialist (Full Time)

Competition : 014-25

Department / Unit : Communications

Position Type : Full Time

Bargaining Unit : Non-Union

Posting Date : 2025-01-14 12 : 00

Headwaters Health Care Centre. One Community, Caring Together.

We are a dedicated team of professionals focused on providing the best care possible for our patients, families, and caregivers. We work together to care for the whole person from hospital to home.

We are looking for a Communications Specialist  to help us continue in our mission to serve our community with Kindness, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.Reporting to the Director of Communications and Public Affairs, the Communications Specialist will be on the front line of developing and executing internal and external strategic communications strategies to help advance Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Strategic Plan. Headwaters serves a rapidly growing community, and the Specialist must be comfortable working on a small team in a fast-paced environment with constantly competing deadlines. Using their outstanding organizational, writing, design, and customer service skills, the incumbent will have the opportunity to use their expertise to tell the stories of Headwaters and help us achieve our vision of one community, caring together.

Duties include :

• Develop and implement a social media and digital strategy, using exceptional storytelling skills to engage audiences and cultivate a sense of community.
• Help develop and drive the implementation of a proactive media relations and public affairs plan.
• Research, write, and distribute original content for websites, intranet, e-newsletters, and other mediums, as needed.
• Serve as the lead on the ongoing maintenance and development of the website and intranet, including working with internal clients, community partners, and contracted vendors.
• Use skills in photography, videography, and graphic design to help bring Headwaters stories to life.
• Manage digital signage programs, designing and uploading graphics for both internal and external displays.
• Design and create templates for various communication tools, including patient education materials, presentations, handouts, posters, and signage.
• Review internal messaging, documents, and other communications materials to ensure consistency with brand standards.
• Act as project manager for key projects, including the design and development of the annual report and other major communications and public affairs projects.
• Assist with media relations, including writing media releases, responding to media inquiries, and planning media events.
• Support the Director by identifying and monitoring emerging issues, drafting key messages, speaking notes, and briefing notes.
• Work with internal partners such as the Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Foundation and Hospital Auxiliary to collaborate on joint initiatives.
• Regularly attend project and team meetings to provide communications support for ongoing and new programs, initiatives, services, and policies.
• Coordinate special events both internally and externally, including handling advertising, marketing, logistics, and media relations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Hiring Salary Range : Compensation is commensurate with experience. Other benefits :

Why Headwaters?

Our values are more than words, they are what define and connect us. They determine how we work, how we behave, and how we relate to our patients, their families, and caregivers as well as to everyone who is part of the Headwaters community.

We offer a wide range of employee perks, for information on our comprehensive benefits package, please visit