Health Planning Facilitator

Health Services/Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

Status: Regular Full Time

Salary Range: $89,469 - $111,834 per annum, plus comprehensive benefits

Work mode: Hybrid* - on-site work based on operational needs

Location: 7120 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Who we are: As part of the Region’s Health Services, Peel Public Health works to keep people healthy and reduce their risk of becoming sick. Public Health supports people in Peel in living their healthiest possible life and contributing to the community with public health programs that are dynamic, inclusive and equitable. Core public health functions are assessment and surveillance, health promotion and healthy policy development, health protection, disease prevention and emergency management.

What you will do in this role:

• Provide planning expertise to support the Built Environment team integrate evidence-informed health considerations into planning policy, development practices and other land-use and infrastructure development processes. 
• Lead aspects of the Region’s Healthy Development Assessment (HDA) program; such as acting as the program spokesperson, support program implementation, program monitoring as well as opportunities for continuous quality improvement and increased impact.
• Build relationships with area municipal staff and other stakeholders to identify and negotiate opportunities to apply elements of healthy development into policies, plans, guidelines and standards.
• Represent Public Health as a stakeholder in the one window Regional review process of local Official Plans and other planning processes.
• Act as a resource across public health to identify project and policy opportunities and maintaining cross-divisional and cross-departmental partnerships.
• Provide research and analysis support to the Built Environment team on emerging planning and development practices, Provincial legislation and relevant planning policies for healthy environments.
• Lead, inform, negotiate and consult with area municipalities, developers, planning consultants, property owners, legal counsel, the public and other agencies in the review and commenting on complex planning matters.
• Provides factual evidence at OLT hearings and serve as expert witness in administrative tribunals as required.
• Negotiate and promote the built environment agenda in accordance with the Region’s Strategic Plan and Peel Public Health’s Strategic Plan.

What the role requires:

• Masters or Honours Degree in Planning or a related field plus expert knowledge and further specialization in the planning field.
• Recognized as a Registered Professional Planner and full membership in OPPI/CIP.
• Minimum of three years of related development experience.
• Expert knowledge and ability to interpret and advise on healthy and sustainable land-use and transportation practices, the local municipal Official Plans across Peel, the, Provincial Policy Statement, the Ontario Planning Act and other legislation affecting Regional, community and land use planning policy interests.
• Combination of education and experience may be considered.

Skills/Abilities: 

• Strong project management, leadership and facilitation skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated experience in policy analysis, report writing, and commenting on development applications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including making presentations to Regional Council, staff, departmental leadership or the public.
• Demonstrated ability to manage conflicting agendas and persuade others in order to meet program, project and event objectives.
• Experience in evaluating and integrating analyses that come from multiple sources in order to provide recommendations.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with evidence-informed decision making and the critical appraisal of research evidence.

Perks @ Peel and why you will love working for us:  

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date 
• Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
• Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis starting at 3 weeks per annum 
• 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays (non-union) 
• Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing (non-union) 
• Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance (non-union/ where applicable) 
• Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion 
• Learning and development resources 

 Work Mode & Job Location: In this role, you'll enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement. This means you'll have the ability to work off-site and on-site as needed, depending on operational needs at the 7120 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON worksite. The frequency of on-site work may vary from week to week, depending on operational demands, which can evolve over time.

It's important to note that your off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario. This ensures that we're compliant with all regulations and policies.

Interview: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.  

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If this opportunity matches your qualifications and experience, please apply on-line. 

Peel Region consists of the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon.  Peel Region delivers essential services to more than 1.5 million residents and approximately 175,000 businesses.

We’re working to create a community that is safe, inclusive, and accessible.  A place where everyone feels they belong and can access the services they need to thrive throughout each stage of life.

Our workforce is 6,700 strong and since 1974, we’ve been delivering a wide range of resident focused services. Our services include paramedic services, health programs, long-term care and services for seniors, child care support, garbage collection and recycling, waste water and water treatment, road maintenance, financial assistance, and housing support. 

Recognized by Canada's Healthy Workplace Month® with the Great Employer Award presented by Excellence Canada, Peel Region is a place where everyone feels they belong. We strive to develop a workplace that values and respects diversity, practices inclusion, recognizes the unique contributions and abilities of all people and facilitates innovative thinking. At Peel Region, people come first. Each employee has an important role within our community and when we work together, it’s impactful. We encourage you to join us in delivering essential services and programs to our diverse community. You won't find a better opportunity than Peel Region.

Peel Region is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions, and where everyone is treated fairly and has opportunity to grow and develop. As one of the most diverse regions in Canada, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the population we serve.

Peel Region is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process, upon request. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Accessible formats and communication supports are available. Please contact zzg-hrtalentacquisition@peelregion.ca 

Please be advised, Peel Region uses email to communicate with applicants for open job competitions and does not use AI technology in any part of the recruitment process. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e., testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the position and your application will be removed from the competition.