Manager | Healthy Start | Healthy Schools

Position Summary
Who are we looking for?

Join Interior Health as the Manager, Healthy Start, Healthy Schools, where you will lead a committed team in the development and implementation of impactful child and youth health programs. Collaborate closely with community and Indigenous partners to advance evidence-based strategies that improve health outcomes across the care continuum. If you are dedicated to fostering meaningful partnerships and driving quality improvement, we encourage you to apply.

*This position has a flexible work location anywhere within the Interior Health region

*This is a term specific full time role until May 03, 2027 or return of incumbent.

What we offer:

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended health &dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance

Salary range for the position is $116,591 to $167,600. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you make an impact?

The Manager, Healthy Start, Healthy Schools provides advice to the Director, Population Health and others in the organization on child and youth health services across the care continuum. Leading a team of staff with subject matter, practice and implementation expertise, and working with partners external to IH and within and across organizational portfolios, the Manager recommends strategies, plans quality improvement initiatives, leads their implementation and monitors and reports on their progress. The Manager is responsible for direct client service delivery in order to meet provincial, organizational and program outcomes and evaluates progress towards established goals. The Manager functions in a collaborative way, building strong relationships with operational leaders, Indigenous and community partners to understand service needs and ensure plans are comprehensive and informed by meaningful partner engagement as well as practice and scientific evidence.

The Manager endeavours to ensure consistency, accessibility, relevance and applicability of portfolio programs, projects, and activities across all Health Service Delivery Areas.

What will you work on?

• Maintains awareness of current and emerging practice in public health, with a particular focus on family and school health, as well as current evidence and population need across the Interior region. In turn, proactively identifies improvement opportunities based on this knowledge.

• Develops and/or recommends plans, strategies and/or projects as directed by the Director, Population Health. Leads the development and implementation of clinical practice standards, policies and guidelines related to family and school health programs and services to support direct client care.

• Leads a team including recruiting and orienting unionized staff, setting expectations, supporting ongoing development and monitoring performance and ensures adherence to accreditation, regulatory, professional and safety standards.

• Develops and monitors an annual operating budget for the assigned area, monitors and approves expenditures and prepares summaries for fiscal reporting. Ensures project budgets are fully utilized to achieve project deliverables and outcomes.

• Manages and coordinates implementation of approved plans, proactively identifies and mitigates project risks, and reports progress.
• Through internal and external partner engagement and collaboration, explores emerging new practice and ensures evidence-based and best practice is incorporated across all programs, initiatives, and contracts to achieve effective and efficient delivery of services.

• Incorporates knowledge acquired from partners including clients/families, school sector and non-governmental organizations into service planning, and policy and guideline/standards development.

• Recommends and/or participates in key quality and performance improvement initiatives with clinical operations and external partners to drive system improvements across the care continuum.

• Supports the contract management process by informing the development of contract deliverables and monitoring requirements. Assists clinical operations to monitor and review contract performance as requested.

• Leads the development of reports and monitors indicators to report system effectiveness and efficiency. Identifies trends and recommends actions to improve performance as required.

• Represents assigned program areas on internal and external committees.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications
Education, Training, and Experience
• A Bachelor’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline, supplemented by a Master’s Degree in public health, education, business or related field.
• Five years recent, related public health experience, including two years managing staff.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current registration with the relevant professional organization or association preferred.
• Valid BC driver’s license.