Director of Care (2026-0183)
About The Position
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Care for Unit 1 West, Fanning Centre provides overall operational and clinical leadership for a specialized Long Term Care unit serving younger adults with physical, cognitive and behavioral needs. The Director of Care ensures high-quality, trauma-informed, harm-reduction-focused care that reflects the unique needs of clients with complex psychosocial histories, responsive behaviours, and substance use considerations. This role leads interdisciplinary teams in delivering resident-centred care grounded in dignity, choice, safety, and equity, while aligning with Carewest’s strategic priorities, legislative requirements, and accreditation standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline required
- Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in continuing care or a related healthcare setting serving individuals with complex care needs.
- Current registration with a relevant health professional regulatory body.
- Strong understanding of healthcare regulations including CCHSS, Accommodation Standards, and accreditation requirements.
- Proven ability to lead change, engage staff, and navigate complex clinical and operational challenges.
- Strong business acumen and systems thinking to support sustainable, high-quality care delivery
Nice To Haves
- advanced education or leadership training preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, trauma-informed care for younger adults in Long Term Care.
- Lead the development and oversight of behaviour management approaches, ensuring consistent, ethical, and person-centred responses to responsive behaviours.
- Promote a culture of accountability and learning by ensuring staff feel supported to report concerns, participate in safety planning, and engage in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead interdisciplinary teams to work to full scope of practice.
- Build staff capacity through coaching, support, and reflective practice.
- Oversee talent acquisition, employee development and performance evaluations for the portfolio.
- Lead change initiatives.
- Analyze trends related to behaviours, incidents, and substance use, identifying gaps and implementing improvement strategies.
- Ensure continuous quality improvement aligned with best practices, accreditation standards, and EQuaL program priorities.
- Collaborate with internal partners, specialty services, and external stakeholders to support integrated, coordinated care for EQuaL clients with complex needs.
- Ensure compliance with Continuing Care Health Service Standards, Accommodation Standards, and organizational requirements.
- Promote proactive risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
- Optimize financial and operational resources to ensure sustainability and continuous improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
