Manager, Advancing Health Equity - Greater Toronto Area, Canada - LAMP Community Health Centre

LAMP Community Health Centre
LAMP Community Health Centre
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Permeant Full Time Position: 35 hours per week

Expected Start Date:
June 2024


LAMP Community Health Centre is a multi-service, community based charitable organization that provides a wide range of programs and services to improve a person's overall health.

LAMP uses a co-ordinated approach to connect people to medical services and other programs that build personal resources. By providing services that improve physical, emotional, social and economic well-being, people can better manage their health and environment.


Job Summary


LAMP Community Health Centre (LAMP) is partnering with Roots Community Services (RootsCS) and the Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin (CMHA Peel Dufferin) to design, develop and implement an integrated health and social services HUB with and for the Black, African and Caribbean (BAC) communities in Peel Region.

The HUB will provide primary health, mental health, addictions and social services programs that will holistically address the physical, mental, social and cultural needs of BAC communities, and seek to eliminate disparities and inequities.

This position facilitates anti-oppressive practices promoting/creating safer spaces, inclusive communities/services, and collaborative processes with stakeholders.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Leading all strategic and operational work related to advancing health equity and population health within the collaborative and with partner organizations
  • Defining and overseeing the scope, deliverables, and timelines of population health and health equity projects and interventions, identifying and managing risks and issues in collaboration with HUB partners
  • Develop an integrated population health & health equity strategy and an annual workplan.
  • Develop Community Development/Engagement/Advocacy plan for the BHSS HUB with the Health promotion team.
  • Contribute to the development of quality improvement plans
  • Develop policies and materials to support knowledge mobilization and stakeholder education related to health equity and population health
  • Establish and maintain strategic and operational relationships with health system, research, academic and community partners across the broader health and social service environments to examine and reshape practices, power and influence for more equitable population health outcomes.
  • Collaborate with, leverage the skills of, influence and motivate partners and stakeholders across the region, by providing education and change management strategies as needed.
  • Develop/ participate in a permanent health equity collaborative with institutions that collects, coordinates and analyses demographic data on population health for Peel/ Mississauga/Caledon
  • Participate at Ontario Health Team (OHT), regional, and provincial equity workgroup meetings with different stakeholders to build relationships, share best and promising practices, health equity tactics, and provide quality resources or services that support our service delivery teams
  • Facilitate opportunities for advocacy/community action for staff, students, volunteers, as well as advisory committee members that focus on addressing the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity.
  • Prepare regular reports for funders/partners, where appropriate.
  • Recruit, hire, supervise, train, and support various project teams, including research, practicum placements
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Thorough understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation for equity, cultural humility and inclusiveness
  • Graduate degree in Public Health, Social/Health Science and/or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
  • Three (3) years of relevant professional and leadership experience (preferably in equity advocacy or systems change efforts) including experience working in or with BAC communities or other underserved communities
  • Highly developed knowledge, analysis and experience in the areas of antiracism, antioppression, social justice, social determinants of health, disability justice, queer and transpositive inclusion, antipoverty work
  • Demonstrated exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written with excellent capacity for making oral presentations to varied audiences
  • Proven experience in the areas of resource development, fundraising, proposal writing, research, etc.
  • Knowledge of Peel Region, critical issues and resources related to antioppression and social determinants of health in the geography.
  • Highly developed skills of team work, collaboration, facilitation, problem solving, and ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team.
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple demands in a high paced environment;
  • Exceptional planning, project management, research, organizational skills, and evaluation skills.
  • Knowledge of public policy as it pertains to the determinants of health
  • Ability to manoeuvre a variety of settings, incl
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