Manager - Community Wellness and Support (Adolescent Outreach) - Mental Health and Addictions

​Req ID: 206935
Location: Provincial Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre  
Department: MHA Community Wellness Supports
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 26-Aug-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director for Community Wellness Supports, The Manager, Community Wellness Supports is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, supervising and evaluating the Adolescent Outreach Service program throughout Nova Scotia. The Manager oversees a team responsible for the clinical and administrative operations that support clients in specialty services. As part of the administrative operations, the Manager has indirect supervision of the administrative team and is responsible to oversee any issues related to the site(s) where services are provided.

The position monitors clinical service delivery on a day-to-day basis to ensure service provision is in accordance with Nova Scotia Health Authority’s policies and procedures and is compliant with evidence based practice, provincial standards, accreditation requirements and provincial service delivery model. Working closely with the Director, MHA Managers, and all other relevant staff, physician and academic leaders, the Managerprovides  strategic and operational leadership that supports excellence in service delivery, integration of mental health and addiction 
service provision, and collaboration with other program areas.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Masters Degree in a recognized mental health and/or addiction health discipline or related field with five (5) years’ experience in a mental health and addictions system preferred; OR
• Bachelor Degree in a recognized mental health and addiction discipline, with five (5) years’ experience in mental health or addictions, one of which should be in professional practice/leadership capacity and two (2) additional years’ experience in clinical practice for a total of seven (7) years’ experience
• Membership in the Canadian College of Health Leadership with CHE designation, or equivalent, is an asset.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$46.36 - $61.60 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. 

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.