Employment and volunteering

Certified Dental Assistant - Full-time term (7 months)

$47,575 to $56,748 per year

South East Health Unit is a public health agency with over 500 staff and volunteers who deliver public health programs and services to the people of the South East region. There is an immediate opening for a full time term Certified Dental Assistant, Dental Health within the Community Health and Well-Being portfolio.

The Certified Dental Assistant is responsible for providing oral health programs and services in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards, related protocols, and local program needs. They assist with screening, deliver oral hygiene instruction, and assist with the delivery of dental services. They also provide oral health navigation, oral health education and promotion in the community as required.

The successful candidate will have a Dental Assistant Level II certificate from a recognized school, be a certified member in good standing with the Ontario Dental Assistants Association (ODAA) with one (1) year experience as a dental assistant. Healing Arts Radiation Protection (HARP) certification for dental radiography is also required. Previous experience in public health dentistry or teaching setting is preferred.

South East Health Unit is committed to providing staff with a healthy work environment. SEHU supports continuing education and professional development opportunities; flexibility in work hours; family-friendly policies; strong community and clinical leadership and support and an open-minded, caring, supportive environment.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply to Human Resources (hr@kflaph.ca) by Jan. 22, 2025.

South East Health Unit supports diversity in all of its forms, including but not limited to age, disability, economic circumstance, marital status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and gender expression, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Accommodations will be made, upon request, for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all those who take the time to apply, but only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Director, Environmental Health - Full-time 

$138,011 to $162,380 per year (salary range under review)

May be based in Belleville, Brockville or Kingston office.

South East Health Unit (formerly KFL&A Public Health) is a public health agency with over 500 staff and volunteers who deliver public health programs and services to the people of the South East region. There is an immediate opening for a Director, Environmental Health.

The Director, Environmental Health (EH) is accountable for general oversight, operations and accountability of the assigned program area. They are responsible for planning, leading, and directing public health programs and services in their portfolio, in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards and agency-determined priorities. The Director contributes to organizational planning, human and fiscal management, and strategic priorities. The Director is responsible for fostering a culture that promotes effective, evidence-based, and high-quality programs and services while collaborating internally with all levels of staff and with external community partners, to achieve common goals for the better health of people and communities in the South East Health Unit (SEHU) region. They may function as a SEHU representative in community and provincial meetings, working groups and committees. They also contribute to Ministry of Health reporting requirements.

Specific components of the Environmental Health portfolio, including Healthy Environments, will be determined through collaborative discussion and organizational structures that will be established as the merger integration work progresses, and in which the successful applicant will take part. These components may include Climate Change, Emergency Preparedness, Food Safety, Safe Water, Rabies Control, Vector-Borne Diseases, and other topics in this public health portfolio area.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health or related discipline, a Master’s degree an asset. Certification by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors is required as well as a minimum of 7 years’ experience in a public health unit or relevant community health agency combined with progressive supervisory and administrative responsibility. Management experience in a unionized environment an asset.

South East Health Unit is committed to providing staff with a healthy work environment. SEHU supports continuing education and professional development opportunities; flexibility in work hours; family-friendly policies; strong community and clinical leadership and support and an open-minded, caring, supportive environment.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply to Human Resources hr@kflaph.ca by Jan. 16, 2025.

South East Health Unit supports diversity in all of its forms, including but not limited to age, disability, economic circumstance, marital status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and gender expression, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Accommodations will be made, upon request, for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all those who take the time to apply, but only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.