Carea Community Health Centre (Carea) is a recognized leader in redefining the experience of community-based health and wellness services providing a variety of free community programs and services to Durham Region. Carea’s Theory of Change clearly identifies its focus on delivering integrated clinical and wellness care, equity-based programs and services, and knowledge mobilization & advocacy to address social determinants for our Durham Communities; with a strong focus on priority populations. We also strive to be accessible to community members who face barriers such as culture, gender, age, geographic isolation, homelessness, language, physical and/or cognitive disabilities, poverty, sexual identity, and race.
As part of the senior leadership team, and reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President, Integrated Care & Experience, leads Carea’s Integrated Care & Experience team that focuses on primary care, counseling services, mental health, harm reduction, chronic disease programs (COPD, diabetes, GAIN, HEP-C) and other outreach services. Carea also has a strong focus on priority populations such as 2SLGBTQI+, Black, Indigenous, New Canadians, and People of Color to ensure equity within its programs and services. The Vice President also acts as the organizations privacy officer and is responsible for agency-wide privacy related policies and procedures ensuring adherence to privacy legislation.
The position will work closely with the Chief Strategy Officer in enabling the organization to achieve an integrated care approach across Carea’s programs and services centered around a Carea community member/client. The position leads the integrated care and experience team comprised of managers, physicians, nurses, counselors, dieticians, medical secretaries, community outreach teams, and other program staff. This position is also responsible for ensuring privacy compliance for the organization.
As the ideal candidate, you are a creative, solutions-oriented, community minded leader whose personal mission resonates with Carea’s Values of Compassion, Inclusion, Collaboration, Innovation, and Trust and Mission: Partnering to provide integrated, accessible, and equitable care to enhance health and social wellbeing in our communities. You are an executive that demonstrates nimbleness and flexibility and is comfortable leading significant change in a primary care, mental health, wellness and/or community health/services setting. Peers and colleagues would describe you as an authentic, relationship-focused leader, with success and great comfort engaging and building meaningful partnerships with a range of stakeholders. As a manager, you are an empowering coach and mentor who builds dynamic, responsive, and resilient team cultures that value service, inclusivity, equity, and diversity. Your experience and understanding of Ontario’s current health system and transformation strategy would be considered a significant asset.
Carea Community Health Centre is committed to complying with all applicable standards as set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code, and any other applicable legislation. Accessibility: If you have accessibility needs and require alternate formats or other accommodations, please contact Collin Ritch by email to critch@boyden.com. Carea Community Health Centre, and staff are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes diversity.
To apply click here: https://boyden.thriveapp.ly/job/2048 for further information, please contact Collin Ritch at critch@boyden.com and state the title of the position in the subject line of your e-mail.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration for the role will be contacted and priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.