Manager Central Staffing Rural

Hours: 70 bi-weekly (8-hour shifts; days, evenings, on-call)

Salary: HL-21 (CAD74,093-CAD96,321 per annum)

Competition Number: VAC0019847

Posted Date: 2026-01-14

Closing Date: 2026-01-21

Job Summary
The Manager is accountable for the administration of the recall process for Temporary and Casual staff in Eastern Rural Zone - Acute, Long-Term Care, and Community Health - in accordance with the collective agreement language for AAHP, CUPE-HS, NAPE-HP, NAPE-HS, NAPE-LX, RNUNL.

The Manager will work closely with NL Health Services Clinical Efficiency team and Healthstream partners to transition to a centralized organizational staffing and scheduling framework, enhanced by the new workforce management and integrated capacity management systems.

The Manager is also responsible for seeking opportunities to improve Central Staffing functionality and operations and managing the day-to-day operations of the Central Staffing offices. This position establishes best practices, quality and lean processes, and policies designed to ensure consistently high performance of the offices.

Job Qualifications

Education

A bachelor's degree in commerce/business, or a degree in a health-related discipline (i.e. nursing, allied health) with considerable experience in staffing/scheduling in a unionized healthcare environment, is required.

Master's degree in the area of Health Administration, Employment Relations, Business Administration or equivalent would be an asset.

Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressive leadership experience is required, including demonstrated responsibility for staffing and scheduling in a highly unionized environment.

Experience in a management or supervisory role is preferred; however, extensive leadership experience with accountability for operational decision-making is an asset.

Demonstrated experience working with human resource management processes and systems that support service delivery in a unionized healthcare environment, including collective agreements, applicable standards, legislation, and regulatory requirements, is required.

Proven experience in people management, project management, change management, team development, and coaching is required.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Knowledge of current and innovative people management, Just Culture, organizational strategy, and performance management concepts including a command of diverse labour relations and human resource practices and precedents.

Knowledge of leadership, lean philosophies, tools and best practices and the ability to manage and direct continuous improvement, quality processes/services, and a learning culture.

Knowledge of project management systems and practices and experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver assigned projects and programs, under limited direction to agreed timeframes.

Knowledge of federal and provincial employment & privacy laws, best practices, performance metrics, and compensation policies and practices.

Ability to work independently and to use discretion and good judgment in decision-making, provide leadership, work collaboratively within teams, and consult effectively and independently with all levels of the organization to achieve results.

Ability to drive consensus, resolve conflicts, and facilitate solutions in a multi-disciplinary team environment, optimizing the development and maintenance of high-performing work teams in a complex rapidly changing environment.

Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment in contacts with senior and union leadership and other stakeholders, and in reviewing sensitive information.

Demonstrated high-level oral, written, and presentation skills for the purpose of facilitating decision-making through clear and well-structured reports, presentations, briefs, submissions, and strategic documents and to effectively communicate and interact with management at all levels, staff, and labour leaders.

Other

A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required.

Combination of education and experience will be considered

Please submit your resume/cover letter, clearly demonstrating how you meet the required qualifications.