Manager, Community Health

**Position Title**:Program Manager

**Program**:Family & Community Health

**Position Available**:Immediately

**Position Category**:Regular, Full-Time (1.0 Full Time Equivalents (FTE), 35 hours per week)

**Reports to**:Director, Community Health

**Union**:Non-Union

**1. Summary of duties**:
Reporting to the Director, Health Promotion and as a member of a multi-disciplinary management team, the Manager is responsible for the effective leadership, management and supervision of their assigned staff and related service delivery in accordance with Peterborough Public Health’s mission, vision, values, strategic priorities, policies and procedures of the Board of Health. The Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the delivery of all assigned programs. As a member of the management team, the Manager contributes to excellence in the leadership of the organization and collaborates with other members of management in the planning and decision processes aimed at enhancing the delivery of public health services. The Manager ensures the programs operate in accordance with all legislated requirements, governing policies and procedures, and collective agreements.

**2. Minimum qualifications and position requirements**:
**Education**:

- Honours degree in Health Sciences

**Experience**:

- A minimum of five years’ experience in programming or service delivery in a relevant functional area, preferably in public health/community health setting.
- People management responsibilities./leading teams and providing functional guidance; and
- Program coordination and/or project management.

Knowledge/Skills:

- public health ethics;
- continuous quality improvement;
- risk management;
- strategies to achieve more equitable health outcomes.
- leadership, program management, supervisory and team-building skills that reflect the organization’s values;
- interpersonal, written and oral communication, facilitation, presentations problem-solving, and conflict resolution;
- leading and encouraging innovation;
- critical thinking related to financial management and reporting;
- identifying and fostering collaborative working relationships within the organization and with external community partners;
- supporting and facilitating a culture of on-going professional practice improvement, including documentation and implementation of best-practice guidelines;
- supporting student placements and development of preceptors;
- providing leadership and support related to professional practice issues, education, research and professional development opportunities;
- working effectively within a multidisciplinary team;
- adapt to new, different, and/or changing requirements;
- prioritization and organization of workload within an ongoing dynamic work environment;
- ability to work and function well within a multi-union environment; and

Other:

- Ability to respond promptly 24/7 for public health emergencies.
- Ongoing access to reliable, efficient and effective transportation throughout the work day as travel to multiple sites in a single day is required to areas that may be inaccessible by public transportation. May be required to carpool with others and be responsible for providing transportation in such circumstances.
- Maintain up-to-date immunization according to the Ontario Publicly-Funded Immunization Schedule and/or the most recent edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization as per the Peterborough Public Health policy, including being fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine series.
- TB skin testing is required at the onset of employment and may be required as part of routine TB surveillance or follow-up of potential exposures.

**3.** **Preferred Qualifications**:

- Graduate degree in a health, human service, management or other discipline directly applicable to the practice of Public Health;
- The Ontario Public Health Standards especially with respect to the Chronic Disease and Well-being, Healthy Growth and Development, Substance Use and Injury Prevention and Comprehensive School Health Standards;
- Working with community partners to develop policies and programs that promote health equity;
- Indigenous cultural awareness/safety; and
- Flexible availability during and outside regular business hours.

**4. Applications to be received no later than**:
Friday, May 9th, 2025 at 12:00pm
- Peterborough Public Health is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) Standards. Accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process at the request of the applicant._
- Please note that only applicants to be given further consideration will be contacted for an interview._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: $55.28-$65.75 per hour

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Work Location: In person