Supervisor - Facilities Support Services

**Req ID**:146521**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Eastern** Zone, **St. Martha's Regional Hospital**
**Department**:FMS Facilities Support Services EZ**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:23-Dec-22**

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.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Assistant Manager, the Supervisor is responsible for facilitating the day to day operations of Facility Support Services for NSHA as well as ensuring a clean, safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors. The Supervisor collaborates with the Assistant Manager in the planning and development of standardized practices and initiatives to ensure they are operationalized. This position requires travel to various locations.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Post-secondary education in a related field or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.
- At least two years supervisory experience is required; experience within a health care setting is preferred.
- Experience working within a unionized environment is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in the theories and principles of cleaning methods, practices and techniques; experience with Occupational Health and Safety principles and WHMIS is required.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills fostering a positive work environment and the ability to develop and maintain good relationships with all levels of staff and client.
- Demonstrated record of achievement with customer service.
- Demonstrated leadership and communication skills consistent with NSHA’s mission, vision and values and the ability to motivate and engage others to achieve desired outcomes.
- Planning, organization and prioritization skills with demonstrated evidence of critical thinking, problem solving and analytical processing ability.
- Self-motivated, flexible and has the ability to work independently, with strong ethical standards.
- Commits to professional development and lifelong learning for self and others.
- Development and maintenance of good interpersonal relationships with all employees reflecting client focus in forming partnerships with other stakeholders to meet client needs.
- Adaptability and flexibility to facilitate change while meeting multiple demands and priorities of a challenging position and workload.
- The demonstrated ability to create databases for improved decision making, departmentally and organizationally.
- Demonstrated maturity in dealing with people under stress.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all management and staff. Ability to asses and anticipate problems/issues on individual day unites in relation to services provided, as well as make proper and prompt decisions and take action when required. Emphasis on the ability to utilize leadership, motivational and development skills. Must be innovative and self-motivated and able to maintain strong inter-departmental relationships.
- Shift work/weekends may be required.
- Travel to other sites is required and must have access to a reliable vehicle. Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$28.05 - $35.06 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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