Director of community services- job career Canada

Job title:Director of community services
Organization:Mount Carmel Clinic
Deadline: 30 Aug 2013 - 16:00
Region: Manitoba
Location: Mount Carmel,Winnipeg  Manitoba,Canada
Mount Carmel is a caring organization that delivers clinical health services without judgement. Clinic staff familiarize themselves with the people who receive services and understand the social determinants that affect health outcomes and offer a wide range of services that address needs that range from child care and mental health to housing and social status. A respectful and collaborative approach is utilized to help clients work towards physical, spiritual, emotional and mental health.

Mount Carmel Clinic has been undergoing renewal and has an engaged, vibrant senior management team. Our client is seeking a Director of Community Services (DCS) to join the senior management team. Reporting to the Executive Director, the DCS will hold responsibility for planning, integrating and implementing programs and services at Mount Carmel Clinic in response to the diverse and challenging needs of the organization and the Point Douglas community.

Responsibilities include:
    Take a lead role in advancing the population health and harm reduction agenda of MCC and developing new and managing existing community services initiatives in response to community needs;
    Identify, assess, evaluate, develop and implement new and existing programs and services;
    Provide leadership in the accreditation process and ensure the collection of required statistics;
    Promote integration of existing programs within the range of programs offered at Mount Carmel Clinic;
    Assist in developing appropriate budgets, monitor monthly performance and adjust practices accordingly;
    Provide respectful, collaborative leadership, direction and support to a strong team;
    Represent MCC at public meetings and forums, interagency planning groups and government meetings;
    Create strong working relationships with community groups and agencies while promoting a collaborative effort in strengthening the community.

Selection Criteria include:
    Master of Social Work degree, or other related degree in combination with relevant experience;
    Minimum 5 years of experience in related health program delivery and 5 years of leadership experience;
    Experience with program needs assessment, program evaluation and delivery;
    Experience working collaboratively with community groups;
    Strong knowledge/demonstrated ability to apply population health, community development and harm reduction principals;
    Strategic planning experience and ability to deal with ambiguity;
    Ability to foster a collaborative approach to decision-making and create a positive, inclusive work environment;
    Comfortable working in an inclusive multi-disciplinary environment with respect, professionalism, co-operation, sensitivity, and cultural awareness; and
    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact positively with community members, management, and staff.

Contact Alora Sinclair at resumes@harrisconsult.com for information about this exceptional opportunity. To apply, email a cover letter and resume quoting project #13140.