Director, CDO, Allied Health & Rehabilitation

Your Opportunity:

Assisted Living Alberta (ALA) has an exciting leadership opportunity for a Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Allied Health & Rehabilitation, Central, Calgary, SW&SE Corridors). Reporting to the Senior Operating Officer, Provincial Specialized Programs, this is a unique opportunity to shape the future of allied health and rehabilitation services across Alberta while advancing ALA's vision of delivering high-quality, person-centred care. The Director provides strategic and operational leadership for a diverse portfolio, driving innovation, service excellence, quality, safety, and performance. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence system-level planning, lead transformational change, and build integrated services that improve outcomes and experiences for clients, families, and care teams. Working collaboratively with clinical, operational, and community partners, the Director advances strategic priorities, develops and implements evidence-informed plans, and leads initiatives that strengthen service delivery, workforce sustainability, and organizational performance. The Director is accountable for quality improvement, client and staff experience, emergency preparedness, and the effective stewardship of human, financial, and physical resources. This role is ideal for a visionary and relationship-focused leader who is energized by complexity, inspired by meaningful impact, and motivated by the opportunity to build high-performing teams. The successful Director will foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation while developing future leaders and supporting excellence in care.

Description:

The Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Allied Health & Rehabilitation), is primarily responsible for leadership, direction and vision in the development, implementation and delivery of Allied Health and Rehabilitation services for Central, Calgary, SW, SE Corridors in Alberta. This program focuses on strong performance and comprehensive integration and coordination of activities with a strategic client focused, service excellence delivery orientation. The Director applies business, change management, process improvement and project management expertise to identify and resolve complex operational and organizational problems. The Director is responsible and accountable for providing strategic leadership for planning activities across the corridor that are aligned with overall organizational priorities. The incumbent applies expert knowledge in the development of evidence-informed tools and frameworks that translate strategy into actionable implementation and operational plan throughout the corridor. The position leads in the establishment of key performance indicators and targets for quality improvements and in the development of evaluation and reporting tools to collect and communicate outcomes. This position’s location is negotiable in Central, Calgary, or South Corridors and may be eligible for a remote/hybrid work arrangement. Travel within the assigned portfolio may be required to support leaders, teams, and service delivery.

Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Director Union: Exempt Unit and Program: Provincial Specialty Programs Primary Location: Mannville Care Centre 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: 21-OCT-2026 Date Available: 02-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 10 Shifts per cycle: 50 Shift Pattern: Days, On Call Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $57.07 Maximum Salary: $100.39 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

A master’s degree in healthcare management, business administration or health related field. A minimum of seven (7) years’ progressive leadership experience in a health care organization of similar size, complexity and diversity is required. Clinical experience is required. Experience working with diverse teams, allied health, or rehabilitation is required.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Exceptional communication, relationship-building, change management, negotiation and service partner engagement skills. A commitment to person-centred care, ethical leadership, and professional integrity. Ability to lead a collaborative work environment and build solid relationships with public agencies, government, boards, committees, and other partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Alberta’s continuing care system, including the associated program is preferred. Familiarity with accreditation standards is preferred.