Job Description / Duties

Under the responsibility of the Regional Volunteer Services Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the operational activities of the Volunteer and Spiritual Care Services of Zone 5. In addition, the successful candidate will represent the services at various levels and will serve as the official liaison with partners working in this sector. He or she will also help maintain a positive vision of volunteers within the health care field.

Qualifications / Required Skills

REQUIREMENTS:

•Undergraduate degree in management or another relevant field;
•Three years of experience managing staff;
•An equivalent combination of training and experience may be taken into consideration;
•Ability to manage and control a budget;
•Ability to set annual objectives, including the implementation of measurable work plans;
•Ability to act as a leader and change agent;
•Strong coaching skills;
•Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills;
•Initiative and sound judgment;
•Ability to build good relations with internal and external clients;
•Schedule flexibility;
•Ability to travel within the Zone ;
•Ability to work independently and as a team member;
•Physically able to perform assigned duties;
•Good previous work history (performance and attendance);
•Adherence to professional ethics principles, to the Network management philosophy and organizational values;
•Compliance with the rules of confidentiality established by the Vitalité Health Network.

Spoken and Written competence in English and French is required.

Additional Information

The above requirements may be verified through oral, written or practical tests during the selection process.
•Should there be no fully qualified applicants, this position will not necessarily be reposted. If you wish to be considered for this position and meet most of the requirements, you are encouraged to apply at this time.
•The employer reserves the right to shorten or extend temporary assignments for operational reasons.
•We thank all applicants. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary: Salary commensurate with provincial scale for management staff.

Contact Information

https://vitalitenb.itacit.com/itacit-career-ui/postings/59072?CLIENT=73224542677&SID=4&LANGUAGE=en

Employer Profile

Vitalité Health Network is a regional health authority providing and managing health care and services in an area covering northern and southeastern New Brunswick.

The Network is the only Francophone managed organization of its kind in the country and has nearly 70 points of service providing a range of health care and services to members of the public in the official language of their choice. The care and services provided include:
Community and home-based care and services;
Acute care (hospitals);
Addiction and Mental Health Services;
Public Health;
Training and Research.

The Network has approximately 7,400 part-time and full-time employees, 564 physicians, including 258 specialists, and over 1,000 volunteers. The Network’s 2015-2016 budget was $626 million. Our points of service are distributed throughout our territory, and include:
11 hospitals: 5 regional hospitals and 6 community hospitals;
9 health centres;
5 clinics;
10 community mental health centres;
4 Addiction Service centres;
2 Veterans’ centres;
11 Public and Sexual Health offices;
12 Extra-Mural Program offices.