Director of Population Health & Community Engagement, Parkdale Community Health Centre

Ontario Health Promotion E-Bulletin, 13 August 2010 - OHPE Bulletin 673, Volume 2010, No. 673

Toronto, Ontario
Deadline: September 10, 2010

PARKDALE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

is seeking a

Director of Population Health & Community Engagement (1.0 FTE)

(Management Position)

Parkdale Community Health Centre (PCHC) is situated in a vibrant, multicultural, inner-city neighbourhood.  We work with the community, in all its diversity, to address its health-related needs through community development and action, the delivery of primary health care, counselling, advocacy and health promotion.  We give priority to individuals and groups who traditionally encounter barriers to high quality health care services, including marginalized or vulnerable populations such as newcomers, racialized communities, people who are homeless or living near the street, people with mental health and addictions, people living with visible and invisible disabilities, isolated seniors, LGBTTTIQQ communities and people living in poverty.

We are currently seeking a Director of Population Heath & Community Engagement to play a key role on the management team of the Centre.  The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, self reflexive leader who will coordinate the planning and delivery of the Health Centre’s health promotion and community engagement programs. The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of the challenges involved in working with marginalized or vulnerable populations and will be creative and solution-focused in addressing those challenges.

We invite applications from candidates with the following credentials, knowledge, skills and experience:

·                     Masters degree in health promotion, social work, health administration or other relevant discipline; or combination of an undergraduate degree with significant management experience

·                     Minimum of five years senior management experience with progressive responsibility in a community health or social service setting

·                     Thorough knowledge of and experience applying health promotion principles and processes, including community consultation/needs assessment, program development, implementation, monitoring and methods/models of evaluation

·                     Strong supervisory skills, including the ability to mentor, coach and inspire multiple teams of professionals, students and volunteers

·                     Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to act as a liaison between the Centre and its clients and community partners

·                     Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills

·                     Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression principles, and experience applying these with diverse staff teams and marginalized or vulnerable client groups

·                     Strong commitment to and experience with appropriate advocacy approaches and methods

·                     Experience and demonstrated success in proposal writing, budget preparation and management

·                     Knowledge and experience working with harm reduction principles and strategies

·                     Ability to collect and analyze data. Familiarity with the CMS Purkinje is an asset

·                     Experience managing in a unionized environment

·                     Ability to speak languages other than English is an asset

 
Salary and Benefits:
PCHC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package                    

PCHC is committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

 
Please send resume and covering letter by September 10, 2010 at 5:00 pm to:

The Hiring Committee – Director of Population Health & Community Engagement
Parkdale Community Health Centre
1229 Queen Street West, Toronto M6K 1L2

Application can also be sent via email to: Carla.Ribeiro@pchc.on.ca .  Please send a single file in MS word or PDF format only.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.