Assistant Manager - Facilities Support Services

 Req ID: 191313
Location: Eastern Zone 
Department: Facilities Support Services
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-Nov-24

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

The Assistant Manager - Facilities Support Services, is responsible for ensuring the services are delivered in accordance with proper national standards, as well as patient care and infection prevention and control. The Assistant Manager will oversee the coordination and management of supervisors, employees and contractors within the zone related to areas of responsibility and infrastructure by leading ongoing facilities operations for a diverse and complex range of asset types. Operations of the Assistant Manager include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring Nova Scotia Health’s building and equipment assets are maintained and operational; including stewardship of appropriate safety standards for infection prevention and control of highly fragile patient populations who or are susceptible to hospital-based acquired infections which can be life threatening.
• Ensuring all site/building management and operational practices are in compliance with all applicable standards, including but not limited to, CSA, Accreditation, Building Infrastructure and Management standards and processes, especially as they relate to environmental services and all areas of responsibility.
• Ensuring that job descriptions exist/and or are up to date for each group of employees, and in collaboration with the Environmental Services, Laundry and Porter Supervisor performance appraisals are completed on an annual basis.

About You

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

• A bachelor’s degree or certification in a related technical field, or equivalent training and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in facilities management, with a strong focus on providing guidance, support, and leadership in security operations and related disciplines.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

The following certification is preferred and considered an asset:

• Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA) certification attained through the International Association of Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS)
• Physical Security Professional (PSP)
• Associate Protection Professional (APP)
• Certified Protection Professional (CPP)

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

$35.27 - $44.09 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. 

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.