JOB SUMMARY
Position: Manager, Support Services
Company: Fraser Health
Job Location: Belcarra, BC
Job Salary: $39.76 - $57.15 per hour
Job Type: Full Time
Work Performed:
- Plans, develops, implements and evaluates short and long range goals and objectives and operational opportunities in support of the identified strategic directions of the department and organization as a whole including new builds and redevelopment of site/facilities with a patient/resident focused approach.
- Responsible for overseeing the sites operational and capital budgets, understanding and achieving the financial objectives, monitoring and regularly reporting on performance and recommending and implementing remedial strategies.
- Actively pursues improved quality of services by planning, implementing and verifying improvements in key processes. Identifies areas of improvement, provides technical advice and coordinates problem resolution.
- Manages service provider and in-house service performance utilizing Key Performance Indicators and other information, identifies variances and implements corrective action. Prepares and works with BISS leadership in preparation and validation of scope changes following established guidelines and processes.
- Participates in the regional planning process for the portfolio, consults and negotiates with internal user departments and external stakeholders as required to facilitate consensus, and to ensure a fully integrated, high quality, and cost effective service is provided.
- Working with the Regional Director/Regional Manager, Food Operations, and the Food Services Leadership Team, implements initiatives to enhance food service standardization, quality, productivity and innovative service delivery.
- Partners with the Manager, Dietitian Services to foster a cohesive relationship with clinical services to ensure department and clinical operations priorities are effectively managed within a patient/resident centred model of care.
- Works with/liaises colleagues of the BISS teams to expand and promote initiatives throughout Lower Mainland organizations.
- Develops and maintains a general knowledge of pertinent service provider contracts, particularly of service performance requirements.
- Provides leadership and support to all members of the team and motivates them towards the attainment of the departmental goals; recommends changes to organizational structures to reflect evolving needs and is responsible to ensure and support an on-going system for measuring performance.
- Promotes and facilitates excellence in communication in keeping with customer service philosophy and good business practices.
- Responds to and resolves service related problems within the portfolio and seeks guidance from Subject Matter Expert colleagues as needed for other non-food services and retail services.
- Initiatives being lead will comply with BISS project management processes with an emphasis on timely completion to the schedule commitment.
- Responsible for the application of various collective agreements at their site/facilities; facilitates problem solving and decision making pertaining to various labour relations workplace issues; and works collaboratively with Human Resources staff accessing their advice and support as appropriate.
- Participates on various committees, teams and task groups; as requested representing the Lower Mainland committees at the local, regional and/or provincial level.
- Ensures that the Regional Director and other executive management as appropriate are informed of and aware of significant events and/or activities at other sites/facilities.
- Supports the Manager, Dietitian Services in providing direction to students; as appropriate, collaborates with UBC Dietetic Program Coordinators and Dietitian Services (Food Operations) to develop and modify the food service/administration program to support the 5th Year Dietetic Student Program.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Baccalaureate in Food Services Nutrition Management from an accredited university and/or current registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia or Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM)
- Supplemented by a minimum five (5) years' recent
- Related working experience in a food operations management role in a health facility or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
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