LICENSING OFFICER

Job summary

Monitors licensed care facilities to protect the health, safety, and dignity of people in care, and assesses risks affecting children, youth, and adults. Works with interdisciplinary teams, health professionals, and stakeholders to support quality and continuous improvement in licensed child and residential care.

Job details

Are you a Licensing Officer looking to highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? We currently have an opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to our Public Health Protection department. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, and as an integral member of the team delivering Public Health services, the Licensing Officer provides service delivery within the framework of the public health/health protection model. This position monitors licensed care facilities to ensure that persons in care are safe, their health is being promoted, and their dignity is maintained. The Licensing Officer collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, health care professionals, and other health authority staff and stakeholders to achieve excellence in licensed child and residential care. They promote quality and continuous improvement and support the goals of Northern Health and Health Protection. The Licensing Officer is responsible for assessing risk to the health and safety of children, youth, and adults in care pursuant to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, the Child Care Licensing Regulation, and the Residential Care Regulations. Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Monday to Friday, Days - 08:30 to 04:30

What you’ll do

Monitors licensed care facilities to protect the health, safety, and dignity of people in care, and assesses risks affecting children, youth, and adults. Works with interdisciplinary teams, health professionals, and stakeholders to support quality and continuous improvement in licensed child and residential care.

Requirements

The posting does not specify education, credentials, or years of experience. The role requires applying public health and health protection principles and assessing compliance and risk under applicable care licensing legislation and regulations.

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Risk Assessment
• Public Health Protection
• Health and Safety Monitoring
• Regulatory Compliance
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Quality Improvement
• Care Facility Licensing

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector
• Social Services
• Security & Safety

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