Manager, 2slgbtq+, Child, Youth

**Organization**

Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community based primary care, wellness services, and health education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being. DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients (i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive not only sick care, but preventive care as well.

Our care model is built around interprofessional teamwork and equity-based approaches, ensuring every client receives coordinated, person-centered care across clinical, wellness, and education services

**Position Overview**

The **Manager, Integrated Care & Experience - 2SLGBTQI+ and Child, Youth & Family Programs plays** a key leadership role in advancing DCHC’s commitment to equitable, culturally responsive care for priority populations. This position directly supports the delivery of high-impact, interdisciplinary programs that improve health outcomes and promote wellness for 2SLGBTQI+ community members and for children, youth, and families across Durham Region.

While the 2SLGBTQI+ and Child, Youth & Family Programs are two core areas within this portfolio, the Manager also provides oversight of additional programs that will be defined as the role evolves, reflecting the dynamic and responsive nature of DCHC’s integrated care approach.

Reporting to the **Vice President, Integrated Care & Experience (ICE)**, the Manager works closely with peers across the organization to support program integration, optimize team-based care, and drive performance outcomes that reflect DCHC’s strategic goals.

This role provides leadership to interprofessional teams and ensures that services are delivered in a way that is accessible, client-centred, trauma-informed, and affirming of diverse identities. The Manager also contributes to cross-organizational initiatives and operational excellence across the Integrated Care & Experience portfolio.

**Employment Status**: Permanent, Full Time

**Position Status**: Non-Bargaining Unit

**Hours of Work**: 35 Hours/week (with flexibility to cover some evenings and weekends to accommodate program support)

**Position Reports to**: Vice President, Integrated Care and Experience (ICE)

**Primary work location**: Oshawa & Pickering (rotation across all DCHC sites is expected)

**Key Responsibilities**

**Leadership and Management**
- Support the implementation of strategic and operational plans aligned with DCHC’s Theory of Change and strategic priorities
- Supervise interprofessional staff and promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and innovation
- Participate in budget planning and monitor program performance against financial and operational targets
- Champion quality improvement and change management initiatives across assigned programs
- Support recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, and staff development in partnership with HR and VP, ICE

**Integrated Programs & Services**
- Ensure the seamless integration of clinical, wellness, and health education services within assigned teams
- Foster internal referrals and collaboration across teams to support coordinated, client-centered care
- Monitor program performance and prepare reports on key performance indicators, identifying opportunities for improvement
- Promote interprofessional collaboration and best practices in care delivery, including virtual and in-person services
- Ensure compliance with DCHC standards, funder requirements, and relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks

**Partnerships and Community Engagement**
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with community members, local service providers, and system partners
- Participate in community-based planning tables, sector initiatives, and cross-organizational collaborations as needed
- Support engagement activities that centre community voice in program planning and service design

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Undergraduate degree in health care, social services, public health, or a related field (Master’s degree an asset)
- Minimum 5 years in community-based health or social service organizations, including supervisory or management roles
- Demonstrated experience in integrated care delivery, primary care, mental health, or wellness programs
- Strong knowledge of population health, health equity, and social determinants of health frameworks
- Experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ program and service delivery
- Proven experience managing interprofessional teams and working in matrixed, cross-functional environments
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
- Experience with quality improvement tools and performance frameworks (e.g. Quadruple Aim)
- Familiarity wit