Job Description

Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 211750
Department/Program: Integrated Youth Services, Clinical Care & Chief Nursing Executive
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: 11/03/2025
Union Status: Management, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $63.158 - $78.9478 /hour
Closing Date: November 5, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our , and enjoy access to enhanced and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
IWK Health has been supporting the implementation and scale of Integrated Youth Services (IYS), now called "Anchor Youth Space" across Nova Scotia. IYS is part of a vibrant national and international movement transforming how youth and families access mental health, substance use, and wellness services through virtual, community outreach and in person services within an integrated partnership model. Together, these partnerships are advancing a coordinated, equitable and sustainable network of services that truly reflect the voices and needs of children, youth and their families. The Director of Anchor Youth Space, Nova Scotia oversees a provincial leadership team that supports the facilitation and development of co-designed community led Achor Youth Space sites across Nova Scotia. The Anchor Youth Space provincial leadership team works in collaboration with the lead community agencies to support sites with implementation, system partnership, training and education and drive continuous learning and improvement through evaluation and data driven insights. The Director works in close collaboration with the Mental Health & Addictions co-leadership, as Anchor Youth Space plays a key role within the eco system of the Universal Mental Health and Addictions strategy in Nova Scotia.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Vice President-Patient Care, Learning & Chief Nurse Executive, with accountabilities to leadership in the Mental Health and Addictions program, the Integrated Youth Services Director is responsible for providing leadership, coordination, strategic direction and the development of Integrated Youth Services (IYS) in Nova Scotia. The Director will provide oversight at the system level and partnership development at the community level, ensuring appropriate youth, family and community engagement in all aspects of IYS Nova Scotia. The Director will be responsible for the coordination of the service delivery partnerships, engagement of special populations, data collection, site evaluation and for ensuring all Integrated Youth Services principles are realized at the site level.
Hours of Work
Monday - Friday, 75 hours bi-weekly. Participation in on-call coverage is required
Your Qualifications

• A minimum of five years of demonstrated health care leadership required. Preferably in a Director capacity.
• Have coached, developed and led high performance teams with a strong track record of continuous improvement and measurable outcomes.
• A master's level preparation in a health administration and clinical profession linked to Mental Health and Addictions practice.
• Relevant and current professional credentials, licensed in your health-related discipline
• Seven (7) or more years of progressive experience in child and youth mental health and addictions required.
• Successful, strategic contribution to effective clinical service delivery, enhanced patient safety and advanced level practice in the field of Mental Health and Addictions within an organization.
• Relevant and current professional credentials, licensed in your health-related discipline.
• The ability to work within and contribute to a scope of work practice that is national, provincial, regional and community based.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining strategic partnerships. Above all, you have achieved these results through collaboration and well-honed project management skills.
• Must be a skilled communicator with strong interpersonal and written skills.
• Ability to design and implement transformational change through systems thinking and a continuous quality improvement framework
• Experience and training in cultural competence
• Strong critical thinking, judgement and decision-making skills are required.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
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This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
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