Director, Continuing Care Home Policy

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Continuing Care Branch, this position focuses on continuing care homes and provides strategic leadership for policy, legislation, and system improvement initiatives within this sector.

Our Director, Continuing Care Home Policy oversees two teams of professional staff responsible for developing and implementing legislation, strategic policy, and provincial operating standards, as well as associated performance monitoring frameworks. All work is driven by a commitment to quality improvement, system sustainability, and alignment with government priorities.

In this role, you will operate in a complex and evolving environment, requiring the ability to lead high-impact initiatives, navigate competing priorities, and provide strategic advice on sensitive and high-profile issues.

As the Director, you will action the following tasks as a part of your role:

• Lead the development of client- and family-focused legislation, operating standards, and policies for continuing care homes, including all stages of the policy cycle from research and engagement to implementation and evaluation.
• Oversee the preparation of policy materials for decision-makers, including briefing notes, policy papers, and legislative documents.
• Collaborate with Assisted Living Alberta and sector partners to support the development and implementation of legislative and regulatory changes.
• Provide strategic advice and represent the Ministry in meetings, briefings, and committees with senior officials and stakeholders.
• Communicate Ministry priorities and expectations through formal and informal governance structures to support aligned planning and decision-making.
• Monitor system performance and improvement initiatives using available data and stakeholder input, and provide recommendations for adjustments.
• Support partners and operators by providing guidance on key areas such as capacity planning, funding approaches, and system improvements.
• Coordinate and align multiple initiatives to maximize impact and support system-wide improvements.
• Promote best practices in change management and continuous improvement, including the use of benchmarks and performance targets.
• Ensure data and information systems inform decision-making and contribute to the evolution of policies and standards.
• Lead and support the business unit in achieving departmental priorities and outcomes.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to managers and staff to support development and performance.
• Strengthen governance and collaboration by supporting effective committees and cross-sector partnerships

Roles Responsibilities Cont'd

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• Expertise in leading multidisciplinary teams and a strong understanding of health and social care systems,
• Expertise in managing complex issues,
• Ability to lead a team in a collaborative and integrated approach to achieving goals,
• Deep understanding of provincial government and regional health authority structure and decision-making, legislative frameworks, accountability processes and policy development mechanisms, and
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain effective relationships with key partners.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

Qualifications

Required:
University graduation (4 years) in a field related to the position such as Health Administration, Gerontology, Social Care, etc., supplemented by seven (7) years progressively responsible experience in the related fields.

Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

A cover letter is required along with your application. In your cover letter, please briefly summarize:

• How your professional and/or academic background relates to this role, including your direct and transferable expertise and skills,
• Your leadership experience, and
• Reason(s) for interest in this role.

Preferred

• Experience leading a Team of Individuals.
• A clinical master’s degree, master’s degree in gerontology, social sciences or health care administration.

Assets:

• Experience in healthcare, continuing care, or social services.
• Experience with policy or program development.
• Experience with report writing and briefing materials.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with project coordination or management.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Agility - Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments.
Drive for Results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them. Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
Develop Networks - Proactively builds networks, foster connections, and establishes trust in relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Systems Thinking - Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
Creative Problem Solving - Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
Build Collaborative Environment - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
Develop Self and Others - A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.

Notes

Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (36.25/week)

Positions Currently available: One (1) permanent position is available.

This job posting might be used to fill similar opportunities in the future as well.

Location: This opportunity is located at ATB Place North, 10025 Jasper Ave., Edmonton.

Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening.
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.