Manager, Provincial Preschool Autism Services - Central Zone
Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 201508
Department/Program: Provincial Preschool Autism Services
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: Management, Management/Non Union
Compensation: $46.3598 - $61.5982 /hour
Closing Date: April 29, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
Provincial Preschool Autism Services
The Provincial Preschool Autism Service (PPAS) is a partnership between IWK Health (IWK), Nova Scotia Health (NSH), Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HSNS) and Autism Nova Scotia (Autism NS). It provides person and family-centred services to preschoolers across Nova Scotia who are suspected of or have a diagnosis of autism. The goal of the service is to provide an efficient, sustainable, and integrated continuum of health services that follows a needs-based model responsive to the individual needs of children and their families.
Services include a range of interventions and supports available for children and families. Service streams include:
- Clinical intake and care coordination
- Family and health professional education
- QuickStart NS parent coaching toddler program
- Autism diagnostic assessment
- Interprofessional autism interventions
- Intensive intervention for children with the greatest social communication and behaviour needs
- Transition to school supports
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Director of Provincial Preschool Autism Services, the Clinical Manager will be responsible for zonal implementation, oversight and ongoing management of interprofessional autism intervention teams, intensive services intervention teams, and other preschool autism services as identified within the zone/province in keeping with the policies and practices of the provincial preschool autism service. Managers are responsible for fostering local community partnerships to build an integrated/coordinated approach to the delivery of preschool autism services, including partnerships with Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia, Autism Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Health, physicians, and other community-based organizations and service providers. Teams will be distributed geographically across the zone to ensure equitable access for children and families.
In addition, each manager will have a provincial area(s) of responsibility to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of various strategic and clinical initiatives as part of the transformation of preschool autism services and to ensure the quality of health services as part of a provincial integrated service delivery model.
Hours of Work
Monday to Friday; 75 hours bi-weekly
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a health-related field is required.
- Current Registration with relevant health discipline college/association (if applicable)
- Master’s Degree in a health-related field required (in progress will be considered)
- Minimum five (5) years in a clinical role plus two (2) years related management/leadership experience, required
- Demonstrated leadership abilities.
- Previous experience leading autism services and leading interprofessional teams an asset
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to patient and family centered care. Demonstrated understanding of diversity, inclusion and cultural competence.
- Effective interpersonal and group management skills.
- Demonstrated high degree of independent decision-making, creativity, self-direction, motivation, change management knowledge, and team building/leadership skills
- Proven communication, critical thinking, organizational and time management skills
- Creative problem-solving ability and willingness to consider ideas related to trends in health care
- Fosters uncharted/novel ideas related to trends in health care.
- Ability to facilitate excellence in patient and family centered care by fostering collaborative interprofessional practice.
- Demonstrated leadership of program development and evaluation.
- Demonstrated fiscal management.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency.
- Demonstrated expertise in interpersonal skills, professional development, and informational roles to perform a wide variety of technical, human, conceptual, leadership and financial management functions and behaviors.
- Facilitation and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to work in a constant changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and sustain internal/external partnerships.
- Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational excellence.
- Competencies in other languages an asset
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
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