Manager, Provincial Preschool Autism Services

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:156573
**Department/Program**:Provincial Preschool Autism Services, Children's Health Program
**Location**: Flexible within the Zone; Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for one year x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**:ASAP
**Union Status**: Management
**Compensation**: $43.9075**:

- **$58.3398 /hour
**Closing Date**: 21 May, 2023 (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.

**The Opportunity**:

- 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). Based upon an extensive review and engagement, autism services in Nova Scotia are in the process of transitioning to a needs-based model responsive to the individual needs of children and their families. It will provide person and family-centred services to preschoolers across Nova Scotia who are suspected of or have a diagnosis of autism. The new and enhanced services will include a greater number and range of interventions and supports available for children and families. Examples include: autism clinical intake and care coordination, family and health professional education, diagnostic assessments, QuickStart parent coaching toddler program, a 12-month intensive intervention for children with the greatest social communication and behaviour needs, autism interventions by interprofessional teams, and transition to school. The intent is to create an efficient, sustainable, and integrated continuum of health services for preschool age children with autism where services and supports are matched to the needs of children and their families._

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 in keeping with the policies and practices of the provincial preschool autism service. Managers are responsible for fostering local community partnerships in each zone 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.

This will be a temporary role in the Central Zone to support operations during the transformation phase, and with responsibility for EIBI and other provincial initiatives.

**Hours of Work**:
75 hours bi-weekly

**Your Qualifications**:

- Baccalaureate 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, pro

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