Manager

This is an exciting leadership opportunity within the Pediatric Community Rehabilitation (PCR) program. The successful candidate will join a passionate team committed to delivering high-quality, family-centered care to children and youth across multiple sites. Services are provided by a multidisciplinary team supporting children with diverse needs. Reporting to the Program Manager, the Care Manager provides day-to-day leadership, clinical coordination, and operational support to interdisciplinary staff, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Therapy Assistants, Social Workers, Resource Personnel, and Dietitians. This role ensures service delivery aligns with program priorities, supports staff in daily operations, and fosters a collaborative, client-centered approach. The Care Manager works closely with clinical leaders and other discipline leads to implement a coordinated service model and integrated care across the continuum. Responsibilities include onboarding, caseload coordination, rollout of provincial updates, and communicating service delivery challenges to leadership. Key Responsibilities: Provide leadership and day-to-day organization for operational activities within Pediatric Community Rehabilitation. Support human resource activities including recruitment, performance management, and staff engagement. Participate in short- and long-term program planning and development. Establish and maintain professional practice standards in collaboration with Professional Practice Leads. Lead health and safety practices to ensure staff feel safe, healthy, and valued. Manage operational and business processes to ensure efficient service delivery. Collaborate with zone and provincial initiatives to implement supported and leading practices.

The Care Manager fulfills a leadership role in Allied Health and reports directly to the Pediatric Community Rehabilitation Program Manager. This position is responsible and accountable for providing the direction, team leadership and organization for the Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech Language Pathologists who provide services to children and youth. The position requires effective communication with strong organizational and interpersonal skills, proven ability to collaborate and foster partnerships, family/client centered focus, commitment to providing quality services, demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, the ability to inspire and build confident in others, ability to manage change, and manage human and physical resources.

A minimum of Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or a related health discipline. Master’s degree in Health Administration or equivalencies of education and experience will be considered. Active membership in good standing within profession. Previous leadership experience in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity A clear pattern of professional and personal development.

In addition, the incumbent will possess a demonstrated record of accomplishment in the following areas: Effective communicator with strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to collaborate, foster partnerships to achieve organizational goals. Family/client centered focused orientation. A commitment to providing quality services. Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others. Demonstrated ability to manage change. Ability to manage human and physical resources within an operation environment.

As required.