Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the day-to-day operations of CHAP within the community.
• Assist in mobilizing the community to actively participate in CHAP.
• Assist in the development of a Communications Plan tailored to the community’s needs and resources.
• Aware of local resources for healthy living; smoke-free living, healthy eating and physical activity, and actively promote them to CHAP participants.
• Understand the gaps that may exist in resources for healthy living.
• Recruit, retain and coordinate the participation of all local physicians and pharmacies and volunteer peer health educators.
• Assist in the development and delivery of information sessions and learning sessions for physicians, pharmacists, volunteer peer health educators and other key partners.
• Recruit community members to participate in the CHAP sessions.
• Advise and guide the community health nurse on training and monitoring of volunteer peer health educators.
• Initiate, plan and develop a quality volunteer program.
• Recruit, select and oversee training of volunteer peer health educators.
• Deliver on-going volunteer appreciation to volunteer peer health educators.
• Provide support to volunteer peer health educators to run the CHAP sessions.
• Schedule and coordinate the CHAP sessions.
• Ensure that Risk Profile Recording Forms are forwarded on to Clinforma.
• Communicate with the Local Lead Organization on CHAP’s progress.
• Oversee the data management of CHAP sessions through the forwarding of the Risk Profile Recording Forms to identified physicians and pharmacists.
• Prepare CHAP reports as required.

Qualifications

• Health Promotion background or an understanding of the health system an asset
• Demonstrated experience in Volunteer Management
• Demonstrated organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated understanding of the local community and its Leaders an asset
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and website applications
• Drivers license and reliable vehicle required
• English, French and/or other language dependent on the area served

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and delivery of volunteer peer health educator training sessions and refresher sessions.
• Be available on-call during the CHAP sessions to respond to volunteer peer health educator questions and address urgent cases that require reassessment.
• Interact with health care providers on urgent participant needs as required.
• Attend the Volunteer Peer Health Educator volunteer appreciation.

Qualifications

• Nurse, registered with the provincial College of Nurses, with a community health nursing certificate an asset
• Expertise in community health nursing
• Knowledge of cardiovascular health issues
• Previous experience conducting health education with lay groups
• Previous experience working with volunteers (particularly seniors) an asset
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Drivers license and reliable vehicle required

Key Responsibilities

• Attend volunteer peer health educator learning sessions to understand their role in the CHAP sessions.
• Attend refresher sessions and volunteer appreciation as organized by the Local Coordinator.
• Operate the CHAP sessions under the direction of the Local CHAP Coordinator.
• Assist participants to measure their blood pressure at CHAP sessions.
• Assist participants to complete the cardiovascular risk profile questionnaire.
• Promote educational and community opportunities to participants, based on their cardiovascular risk profile to improve risk factors and support healthy living.
• Provide local healthy living resources to participants and encourage participation.
• Learn about cardiovascular health and promote it to participants.
• Participate in the program’s evaluation and provide suggestions to improve the program’s quality.

Qualifications

• Must live within close proximity to the CHAP Program area
• Must be able to attend learning sessions
• Understand the challenges of older adults
• Aged 55 years and older preferred
• Interest and willingness to learn about cardiovascular health and healthy living
• No medical/health background required
• Must be able to communicate clearly in English, French and/or other language dependent on the area served
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to and from CHAP sessions