Health Program Manager

Health Programs Manager

Full-Time, Permanent – Management Position

Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services – Barrie, Ontario

Are you a leader who believes that meaningful change happens when we walk alongside people – not ahead of them? Do you want to build programs rooted in autonomy, compassion, and justice?

We are a justice-informed, harm reduction organization that does things differently – and we are proud of that. We walk alongside people rather than leading them. We believe in the dignity and autonomy of everyone who comes through our doors, and we are building something meaningful.

Here's what you can expect:

• $60,000–$75,000 salaried at 35 hours per week
• Comprehensive Canada Life benefits (health, dental, vision, drugs)
• Generous PTO: 3 weeks vacation, 3 weeks sick, 1 week float, 1 week management credit
• Management position with meaningful influence on program direction
• Culture rooted in autonomy, hope, courage, and compassion – for staff, not just clients
• Support for ongoing professional development

The Gilbert Centre is a registered, not-for-profit charitable organization incorporated in 1995 in response to the HIV epidemic in Simcoe County and Muskoka Region. The mandate of the Centre has since broadened to not only support people at risk of, living with, and affected by HIV, HCV, and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), but also to support and celebrate the lives of the 2S-LGBTQ+ communities in our regions.

The Gilbert Centre takes a broad, social determinants of health approach to our work, grounded in social justice, health equity, and human rights. We seek to engage individuals, families, organizations, institutions, and communities as partners and collaborators in our work. We operate from a value system of harm reduction, sex positivity, queer and trans inclusion, and work towards greater anti-oppressive practices.

We hope to see a future that does not criminalize sex work or narcotics use.

• Provide direct supervision for up to 10 in-scope (unionized) health program staff, including a team of:
  Care Coordinators, Linkage to Care Worker, Clinic Support Worker, Registered Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and a Social Worker.
• Provide programmatic and administrative supervision to health program staff; where applicable, professional/clinical supervision remains with the appropriate regulated professional/practice lead in accordance with standards of practice and organizational structure.
• Work collaboratively with management and staff to implement the current Collective Agreement and foster a positive working relationship with CUPE Local 1813.14.
• Foster a team culture of trust, communication, and mutual accountability consistent with the Gilbert Centre’s Leadership Expectations Framework.
• Lead goal setting, performance reviews, and provide regular, ongoing feedback to support professional growth and organizational consistency.
• Promote psychological safety and emotional wellness within the team.
• Integrate lived/living experience leadership into program design, delivery, and evaluation.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and relationship building with sector peers, funders, and networks to strengthen health program leadership and external visibility.

• Set priorities and make sound operational decisions in a dynamic environment with competing demands, shifting funding requirements, and urgent client/community needs.
• Lead implementation of program changes with clear communication, staff engagement, and attention to service continuity.
• Develop and implement strategies aligned with the goals outlined by the Ministry of Health, with a focus on reducing new HIV and HCV infections and ensuring access to timely treatment and care for individuals diagnosed with HIV and/or HCV.
• Oversee day-to-day health program operations, including program development, service scheduling, inventory management, quality assurance, and continuous improvement, while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and community needs.
• Develop, implement, and maintain…