Health Promotion & Community Liaison

Date Posted: 05/20/2025
Req ID: 43004
Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students
Department: Health and Wellness
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00040771

Description:

About us:

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to actively participate in university life, and to find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, making sure every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Consisting of an interdisciplinary team of health professionals and support staff, Health & Wellness at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) offers graduate and undergraduate students a wide range of medical and mental health services to help support them in achieving their personal and academic best.

At Student Life and within Health & Wellness, we strive to hire and invest in candidates that reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and identities of our students and our communities.

Your opportunity:

The Health Promotion Programs team at Health & Wellness collaborates with campus partners to implement health promotion programming that builds community and institutional capacity to enhance student health and well-being. Under the direction of the Assistant Director, Community Health Promotion, the Health Promotion & Community Liaison (HP&CL) is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating health promotion programming to improve student health and well-being.

The incumbent leads the development and delivery of health promotion programming that is based on data, research and evidence, and student need. HP&CL team members lead and coordinate specific programs and services within the health promotion portfolio, including training and education, student- and peer-led initiatives, and prevention and early intervention programming. They contribute to institutional and divisional efforts that relate to health and student well-being, including work related to policies, processes and standards. 

This role leads student engagement and co-creation work, including planning, resourcing and implementing various programs, initiatives and events. Creating action plans, resource plans, and tracking documents; conducting evaluations and surveys; performing theming and data analysis; and producing briefs, reports and summaries are all components of this work. This work is often undertaken collaboratively with students, so the role may be involved in the direct recruiting, training, coaching and supervising of student staff and volunteers.

The Health Promotion & Community Liaison also leads the planning, development and delivery of interactive workshops, trainings, resources and other learning opportunities for student and staff/faculty audiences. They create the content, determine or design the mode of delivery, and assess the impact of these efforts through the development and implementation of evaluations assessing impact, outcomes and satisfaction.

Collaboration, partnership and liaison are also a component of this role, including: collaborating with campus partners and community agencies in the delivery of public health and health promotion activities; maintaining relationships with Student Life partners and other campus stakeholders to identify opportunities to expand or enhance health education activities; and communicating about and promoting the programming and opportunities related to the Health Promotion Programs team’s work.

The Health Promotion and Community Liaison works closely with other roles within the Health Promotion Programs team, including the Health Promotion Program Associate and the Health Communications & Knowledge Translation Coordinator. Together, they contribute to the team’s strategic planning and priority setting. This role also functions as a member of the wider Health & Wellness team, participating in and supporting the centre’s overall direction and objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and implementing components of curricular and/or co-curricular programs and activities
• Developing learning outcomes for workshops and/or services
• Facilitating educational workshops and seminars
• Assigning and checking the work of work-study students
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework for programs and initiatives
• Developing strategies that maximize outreach to students
• Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts
• Providing basic support and general referrals to individuals in distress

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a health promotion-related discipline or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's Degree in Public Health (Health Promotion Specialty) or an equivalent and relevant course of study is strongly preferred.
• Minimum four years experience in leading the conceptualization, development, delivery and evaluation of health promotion programming, preferably in a post-secondary or youth-focused setting.
• Expertise and experience in applying health promotion principles, practices and frameworks to the development of programs and services.
• Experience conducting scans, literature reviews, performing basic data analysis and theming, and writing reports or other summaries of projects and work.
• Experience leading youth or student engagement and/or supervising peer-led initiatives.
• Experience in leading group facilitation with young adults with a demonstrated ability to navigate sensitive issues facing youth/students.
• Experience in creating learning outcomes, content, and evaluation tools for workshops, trainings, and other educational sessions.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering/facilitating workshops and other learning and educational sessions with diverse audiences.
• Experience in planning and coordinating small and large scale events for a student population.
• Specific experience in working with a diverse student/youth populations is required.
• Experience creating and maintaining strategic partnerships at multiple levels.
• Excellent organizational as well as oral and written communication skills. Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines.
• Proven leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team composed of multi-disciplinary individuals with varying responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, internet and email

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Resourceful
• Tactful

Note: 

• This is an approximately 13-month term position.
• Work schedule: Up to 4 days per week on site. 

Closing Date: 06/03/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term; This is an approximately 13-month term position. 

Schedule: Full-Time; Up to 4 days per week on site.
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Health & Wellbeing
Recruiter: Fiona Chan

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.