Assistant Manager - Adult Community Mental Health and Addictions Services
Req ID: 180979
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: MHA EZ Crossroads
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-Oct-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
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About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager of Adult Out-Patient - Mental Health & Addiction Services, the Assistant Manager, Mental Health and Addictions, is a member of the Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) leadership team and is responsible for advancing priorities of the portfolio via supporting the ongoing development and implementation of assigned MHA program services and initiatives. Is responsible for day to day operations, ensuring the effective, efficient use of human, fiscal and material resources in the delivery of quality family centered care. The Assistant Manager works together with other members of the MHA leadership team to implement multiple MHA projects/initiatives to support advancement of patient centered, community-based mental health and addiction care programs and services within the Zone of Nova Scotia Health.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor's Degree in health or a related field.
- Eligible for registration with relevant health or professional discipline/college or association
- 3-5 years recent and related progressive leadership experience. Experience in Mental Health and Addictions an asset.
- Strong working knowledge of mental health/addictions care delivery systems in hospital and community settings.
- Strong project management, community development, and community engagement skills.
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and clients
- Strong understanding of principles and theory of health promotion, determinants of health, healthy public policy, population mental health and harm reduction.
- Demonstrated experience in formulating, developing, proposing and implementing provincial-level or national-level population and public health policy related to on mental health
- Demonstrated experience in (and comfort with) speaking to and engaging with stakeholder groups, and in public forums and other large group settings to describe and explain MHA policy.
- Previous media/ professional social media experience an asset.
- Competencies in French is an asset.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full Time position; 75 Hours Biweekly
- Travel may be required- must have access to reliable transportation
Compensation and Incentives
$40.15- $53.35 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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