Community Team Manager

Position Overview

The Community Team Manager is responsible for community area health services in the specified community area.

In the context of Winnipeg Integrated Services, the Community Team Manager:

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  Applies key knowledge and critical thinking skills related to health and social science knowledge
• Applies skills to assesses and analyzes information
• Plans, implements and evaluates policies, programs and/or practice:
• Builds partnerships, collaborating and advocating
• Manages services for diverse individuals, groups and communities
• Communicates effectively with others
• Provides leadership including
  • Driving system and organizational results
  • Building capacity and improving performance
  • Team building and conflict management
  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Administrative and resource management
• Builds professional responsibility and accountability

Experience

• The incumbent should have a minimum of four years related work experience and have demonstrated successful leadership, program coordination, supervisory and management skills.
• Two years of management experience preferred.
• Some positions may require other specific experience.
• Primary Care experience preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• An undergraduate degree in a health or social services related field is required.
• Some positions may require a bachelor of nursing degree.
• A Master’s degree in a relevant business, health or social services is preferred.
• Some positions may require or prefer additional specific education.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Some positions may require full membership in good standing with a professional organization or with the College of Registered Nurses.
• Possession of a valid Manitoba Class 5 Driver’s License required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Applies evidence informed practice.
• Applies knowledge of regulations and scope of practice that guide the professional practice of various disciplines.
• Applies knowledge of legislative acts governing health care and social services.
• Demonstrates ability to think critically, analyze, conceptualize and apply relevant knowledge to practice.
• Demonstrates excellent organizational, interpersonal, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Demonstrates leadership skills in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Works independently in an interdisciplinary, inter and intrasectoral context.
• Possesses effective oral and written communication skills.
• Facilitate staff working to their professional expectations of practice.
• Facilitates effective working relationships with external and internal organizations.
• Facilitates education through the principles of teaching adult learners.
• Works with minimal direction.
• Functions in a computerized environment.
• Demonstrates budgeting and financial reporting skills.

Physical Requirements

• Access to a reliable motor vehicle suitable for all environmental conditions.
• Subject to immunizations and tuberculin testing as per WRHA Policy.