Part Time - Dental Health Community Worker

(2 days a week)

Hamilton Urban Core is a thriving inner city health centre and a leader in the provision of high quality primary health services and health promotion programs. Our comprehensive health services are delivered through a dynamic team of multidisciplinary, inter-professional health providers. As an inner city health centre our client populations include individuals and families with chronic and complex health and social conditions, many of who are living in poverty.

Working primarily with the Centre’s senior population, the Dental Health Community Worker will provide oral health care services including preventative dental health hygiene, oral health promotion and senior client education and participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services for seniors in the community. The suitable candidate must be detail oriented and have excellent communication skills. Our office is fully

compliant with all COVID-19 protocols.

The Successful Candidate Should Have

• A CDHO Registration (Registered Dental Hygienist).
• Ability to work effectively as a member of an inter-professional, multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated understanding and ability to apply the principles of health promotion, disease / injury prevention, and determinants of health
• Need to be self-initiated.
• Oral Health Information Support System (OHISS) an asset
• General or Specialty certificate of registration from the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario
• Experience working in a community setting
• Experience working with seniors
• Excellent clinical and problem solving skills.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to issues impacting on client populations in the inner city
• Proficiency in the use of computers in the work environment

Interested individuals should forward a resume and cover letter by Monday July 24, 2023 5:00 pm to:

Hiring Committee – Dental Health Community Worker

Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre

181 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y4