Recovery Alberta - Senior Lead, Addiction Services
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Senior Lead
- Union: Exempt Executive
- Unit and Program: Addictions Portfolio
- Primary Location: Alberta
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 10-JUL-2025
- Date Available: 04-AUG-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2 weeks
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $69.24
- Maximum Salary: $127.26
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
The successful candidate possesses a master’s degree in a healthcare profession, healthcare management, or business administration. If you are eligible for registration with a regulated health organization under the Health Professions Act (Alberta) in the area of Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, or other applicable allied health disciplines you are required to be a registered member in good standing. Additionally, you possess a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in senior management roles in healthcare delivery, in an organization of comparable complexity and size. You also have at least five (5) years’ experience developing and leading intensive addiction treatment services, including bed-based addiction treatment, medically supported withdrawal management, and virtual/technology-based interventions. You have a foundational understanding of recovery-oriented systems of care (ROSC), including expertise delivering, leading, and innovating ROSC-supported programs and services.
Additional Required Qualifications:
The successful candidate demonstrates excellent leadership abilities and is comfortable with decision-making and exercising sound judgement. Utilizing your ability to develop organizational strategy and planning, you have led and supported the development of treatment programs with both internal and external stakeholders. You have led organizational strategic initiatives and managed change to achieve positive results, and mediated resolutions to complex situations. Your well-cultivated interpersonal and public relations skills have helped you successfully communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences. You have excellent relationship-building skills and have had proven success fostering partnerships with public agencies, governments, boards, regulatory bodies, committees, and community partners to achieve organizational goals.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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