About yarmouthchamberofcommerce

COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR LIASON

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

The Community Navigator program, operating under the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce, is dedicated to enhancing physician recruitment and retention in Southwestern Nova Scotia. Established over four years ago, this initiative addresses the region’s healthcare needs by supporting medical professionals considering relocation to the area.

We are currently seeking an energetic, collaborative, and friendly individual to join our team as a Community Navigator Liaison. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and enjoys variety in their work. If you are a people-person who loves working with diverse individuals and thrives on change in day-to-day tasks, this might be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Key Responsibilities:

Social Media Management

  • Post and update engaging content on the company’s social media platforms.
  • Manage social media calendars and assist with content creation.

Data Management

  • Maintain and regularly update spreadsheets, including RSVPs and other event-related data.
  • Ensure accurate data entry and management across tracking systems.

Medical Learner & Locum Communication

  • Respond to emails professionally and promptly, ensuring clear and helpful communication.
  • Manage accommodation logistics, including providing information on lodging options for medical learners and locum physicians.
  • Distribute information about events and opportunities during their stay.
  • Organize and distribute welcome bags for students and locums.

Event Support

  • Assist in planning and logistics for events, such as organizing transportation, accommodations, catering, and equipment rentals.
  • Provide onsite event support, including setup, teardown, and general assistance.

Conference Attendance

  • Help with setting up and dismantling conference booths and displays.
  • Engage with attendees, prospects, and visitors to promote the organization’s initiatives.

Qualifications:

Experience

  • Previous experience in an office setting with event coordination or social media management.

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Gmail, Google Docs, Word, PowerPoint, Canva, and Zoom/Video Conferencing.
  • Experience with Survey Monkey and managing social media accounts.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Comfortable with technology and data management tools.

Attributes

  • Energetic, friendly, and enjoys interacting with diverse groups.
  • Highly organized and adaptable to changing priorities.
  • Comfortable working in a medical setting, including wearing a medical mask when required.
  • Reliable, with a valid driver’s license, passport, and access to a reliable vehicle.
  • Willingness to work occasional evenings, weekends, and travel locally, nationally, and internationally for conferences.
  • Thrives both independently and in a collaborative team environment.

Additional Information

This role offers:

  • Opportunities for professional growth and occasional travel.
  • Flexibility to work from home up to one day per week.

    Rate of Pay: Remuneration based on skills and experience

    Hours: 30 hours per week

    Work Hours: Typically 9 AM – 3 PM, Monday through Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends. Flexible hours with the ability to work from home one day per week.

    Work Setting: Office & On-the-Go

    Benefits: Vacation (details to be provided) and access to the Chamber Benefits Plan

If you’re passionate about managing social media, organizing events, and providing administrative support in a varied and exciting role, we would love to hear from you!

To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter outlining your experience and explaining why you’re a great fit for this role by February 7th, 2025 to Nancy Ellis, Community Navigator: nancy@yarmouthdoctors.ca

 

2024 Yarmouth Business Awards: October 24th

2024 Yarmouth Business Awards: A Night To Shine

Get ready for a spectacular evening as the Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce proudly brings back the highly anticipated annual business awards! Join us on October 24th, 2024 at the Mariners Centre, for the 17th edition of this prestigious event, where we’ll celebrate the best and brightest in our thriving business community. This beloved tradition has become a cornerstone for recognizing excellence, fostering connections, and showcasing the vital role of a strong business ecosystem in our region.

*** The nomination period is now: CLOSED ***

The 2024 award categories are:

  • Business of the Year (Less than 10 employees)
  • Business of the Year (10 or more employees)
  • Rising Star of the Year
  • Export Achievement
  • Customer Service Award
  • Community Impact Award
  • Business Leader of the Year
  • Young Entrepreneur Award
  • Tourism Business of the Year
  • Non-Profit Organization of the Year
  • Female Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advancement Award

Doors & Cocktails at 5:00pm | Awards start at 6:30pm

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Chamber Travel Opportunities!

Join us as we explore the Wonders of the World through safe, unique and exciting tours!

The Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce and Indus Travel have teamed up to offer one-of-a-kind adventures. Visit historic cities and famous landmarks while you dine on authentic cuisine and immerse yourself in local cultures.

Chamber Travel trips are open to members and non-members alike, and provide a once in a lifetime affordable travel experience! Our next trip will be departing in March 2025.

A Taste of Portugal

TOUR SUMMARY:
Discover the beauty of the Emerald Isle with this spectacular 10-day tour of Ireland! You will head on a journey you will never forget, filled with rich history and fascinating sites that will leave you in awe. Your journey will begin in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland known for its lively atmosphere, cultural heritage, and friendly locals. From there you will explore the Ring of Kerry, famous for its sandy white beaches, rich species of wildlife, and breathtaking mountains. Visit Killarney, the perfect place for outdoor activities as the region is filled with mountains and lakes, and see the Cliffs of Moher, perhaps the most famous site in Ireland known for its natural beauty, and travel to Limerick, one of the oldest cities in Ireland. Make your way through the narrow streets of Galway, where you will see gorgeous cathedrals and busy pubs before you explore the Connemara Region, a land of lakes, rivers, bogs, and mountains where
Gaelic remains the spoken language. Your tour of Ireland will come to an end with a scenic trip back to Dublin and you will head home filled with fascinating memories that will last you a lifetime!

Experience Ireland Brochure

More Information and Booking for Experience Ireland

 

Discover Croatia, Slovenia & Montenegro

TOUR SUMMARY:

Discover the beauty and magic of Southwestern Europe with this private group tour of Portugal! This breathtaking country is famous for its intertwining cobblestone streets, captivating coastal villages, world-class wines, golden beaches, and delicious cuisine. Begin your journey in Lisbon, known for its extraordinary mix of architectural styles and famous landmarks. Discover the Monastery of Jeronimos, a 16th century World Heritage Site, and explore Belem, where you may try the traditional Pastel de Nata. From there you will travel to Obidos, a medieval walled city in the north, home to a breathtaking hilltop castle and narrow cobblestone streets. Wander through the  shing village of Nazare and visit the Monastery of Santa Maria in Batalha. You will arrive Fatima, visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, one of the most important pilgrimage sites known to Christianity, where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared in 1917. Explore Aveiro, dubbed the Venice of Portugal thanks to its picturesque canals, and travel to Porto, a breathtaking coastal city situated on the Douro River and one of the top tourist attractions in Europe! Here you will be able to sample sumptuous foods and drinks as you take in the stunning scenery along the river before you arrive in Coimbra, home to the magnificent Mondego River and the oldest university in Portugal. From there you will make your way back to Lisbon to end your tour of Portugal filled with unforgettable memories!

A Taste Of Portugal Brochure

Information session for the Yarmouth and Area Chamber Trip – A Taste of Portugal (October 15, 2024)

 

Indus Travel

Indus Travels is an award-winning Tour Operator offering value vacations to over 80 destinations around the world. Indus Tours are designed by Expert Tour Planners with the freedom and flexibility of passengers in mind.

The Indus Travel Experts are highly knowledgeable and passionate about helping clients design their dream vacations and prepare for unforgettable adventures.

Register for a Free Professional Development Course!

The Chamber of Commerce is pleased to partner with the Province of Nova Scotia to offer our members free professional development courses!

Check out these 2 courses starting in January 2024:

Performance Management with Lisette Jones (Registration is now closed for Performance Management as the course is full)

Wednesdays 9:00am-1:00pm | Starting January 17th 2024 for 10 weeks

The intention of this program is to provide you with a general overview and understanding of the role of performance management as an integral function of HR in your company – whether you have one or 50 employees. In addition to laying the foundation for a performance management system, the program will provide knowledge, tools and templates for engaging your employees, and applying coaching techniques to support your team in being the best they can be.

Learning Outcomes:
•Identify the core components of performance management
•Identify the four learning styles
•Explain how learning styles impact performance
•Manage performance logs
•Create a process for checking in with employees
•Conduct stay interviews
•Developing SMART performance goals
•Identify when and how to provide the three main forms of feedback
•Explain the three feedback triggers
•Illustrate the J Curve
•Design performance appraisals tools
•Identify the steps in progressive discipline
•Manage common performance issues
•Define the fundamentals of coaching
•List the elements in asking the right questions
•Compare and contrast facilitating versus directing a team’s direction
•Compare and contrast strategic questioning techniques and identify when to apply each

Customer Service Excellence with Lisa Olie

Mondays 9:00am-1:00pm | Starting January 15th 2024 for 10 weeks

This program creates the opportunity for you to provide the best experience possible for your customers. You will explore key elements of customer service standards, gain clarity on your customers’ expectations, study the seven types of challenging customers, and learn how to navigate difficult customer situations.

You will explore in-person, telephone and online/email customer interactions in various business settings to help you analyze your current customer experience and develop customer service strategies tailored to your business. You will learn techniques to improve internal customer service to help make you a better customer to your suppliers and business community.


These 10 week courses are free, customized to your needs, and provincially certified, with a value in excess of $1,500 per person.

Seats are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

Classes will be virtual so you must have a computer with a webcam to interact properly.

Requirements

  • Must be an owner or employee of a business based in Nova Scotia
  • Be willing to complete detailed registration form
  • In order to graduate you must attend 80% of classes

To Register

Complete the registration form and email it to info@yarmouthchamberofcommerce.com or call the office at 902-742-3074

Meet Our New Community Navigator

As a stakeholder in the The Yarmouth Region Medical Professional Recruitment Partnership, the Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Nancy Ellis as our new Community Navigator for Physician Recruitment and Retention. Nancy brings a wealth of experience and community connections to the role and is eager to share her passion for Southwest Nova Scotia with the medical professionals currently practicing in our community and those who are interested in calling the Yarmouth Region home. The Community Navigator program was established more than 4 years ago as a response to the loss of physicians being experienced across the province. As our Community Navigator, Nancy will serve as an important resource to help medical professionals feel welcomed and supported so that they can enjoy a long and happy career in the Tri-Counties.

Nancy Ellis, Community Navigator for Physician Recruitment & Retention

Nancy was born and raised in Nova Scotia, but moved to Yarmouth a decade ago. She explains that receiving a warm welcome in her chosen community helped her feel at home. “Having moved to Yarmouth nearly 10 years ago, I was also once a newcomer myself. I experienced first-hand the difference it can make having someone you can trust to have your best interests at heart help you make connections, meet new friends, sharing the best places to go for services, and introducing you to local activities and sights. I am excited to be a trusted resource for medical learners, physicians, and other medical professionals who are looking to call Southwestern Nova Scotia home. It is easy to see, through our community’s attractions and people, that this beautiful coastal area is an excellent place to live, work, and raise a family.”

Nancy is familiar with the healthcare struggles that rural communities face and sees her new role as an exciting opportunity to make an impact. “My past involvement with community groups, events, the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation, and the Chamber of Commerce coupled with my own family’s medical struggles have given me the perspective and awareness of how important it is to do whatever we can collectively and as individuals to help increase the number of medical professionals in our community and to support the efforts of this medical recruitment partnership.”

We are very pleased to welcome Nancy Ellis to the Medical Recruitment Partnership. Her experience in marketing and her wonderful working relationship with the community at large will hep to build on the successes of the past 5 years in our Physician Recruitment journey. – Kerry Muise, Chair of the Community Navigator Oversight Committee

Nancy hosted a seafood dinner celebrating local cuisine for physicians, medical learners and their families at Beaux Vendredis.

Supporting a strong healthcare system is an on-going effort that takes teamwork and Nancy is up to the task. “It is also clear to me that the Community Navigator role is not just held by one person, but is a support network of the community as a whole. Since the inception of this program, seeing people rally together, moving towards one common goal, and the achievements so far, has been inspiring and would not be possible without each and every person in our community doing their part to help! As the saying goes “it takes a village”, and I am honored to be a part of this “village” we call Yarmouth and the team that is working to serve the Tri-Counties in Southwestern Nova Scotia.”

Nancy at Le Village Historique Acadien where our physicians learned more about the Acadien culture that makes our community so unique!

Welcome to the team Nancy!