Program Manager, Organizational Mental Health

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As the Program Manager, Organizational Mental Health, you will play a key role in strengthening the Calgary Police Service (CPS)'s proactive mental health and resilience efforts by developing, delivering, and evaluating organizational-level, evidence-informed prevention initiatives within the Wellness and Resiliency Division (MHSD). This is a non-clinical applied psychology role focused on translating psychological research, organizational learnings, and trauma-informed principles into practical strategies, tools, and education that support upstream mental health and organizational wellbeing.

You will work collaboratively with the Psychological Therapies Section (PTS), Organizational Wellness Unit (OWU), the Training Section, and other CPS partners to ensure prevention programming is coordinated, consistent, trauma-informed, and responsive to the needs of a diverse, trauma-exposed workforce.

Reporting to the Clinical Director, you will also provide psychologically informed guidance regarding prevention programming delivered by OWU and contribute to evaluation, measurement, and governance reporting that informs CPS's broader psychological health strategy. Primary duties include:

Lead the design, delivery, and ongoing improvement of service wide mental health, resilience, and prevention initiatives by translating research and organizational insights into practical, trauma-informed strategies.

Build collaborative relationships across PTS, MHSD, OWU, and the Training Section to ensure prevention initiatives are standardized, relevant, and aligned with organizational needs and priorities.

Provide evidence-informed, trauma-aware non-clinical consultation to leaders and supervisors to build psychological health literacy, support early intervention, and strengthen organizational resilience practices.

Develop and implement evaluation methods to measure the effectiveness, reach, and impact of prevention programming; interpret findings and prepare clear summaries for leadership and governance reporting.

Provide clinically informed oversight and guidance for OWU prevention activities when clinical standards, ethical considerations, or psychological-risk questions arise, ensuring safe, trauma-informed, and ethically sound practice.

Establish meaningful, measurable outcomes for prevention programming and ensure alignment with Training Section and cross-divisional partners to support consistency and continuous improvement across CPS.

Qualifications

A Master's degree or higher in industrial/organizational psychology, counselling psychology, clinical psychology, or a related applied behavioral health or psychology field with a focus on organizational behavior or occupational mental health.

A minimum of 3 years of experience in organizational psychology, occupational mental health, adult learning, or similar applied roles.

Experience working in trauma-exposed sectors (public safety, healthcare, corrections, or military) is an asset.

Strong collaboration skills; commitment to ethical, trauma-informed, and inclusive practice; and the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, practical tools and strategies.

Success in this position requires emotional intelligence; creating and sustaining safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces; promoting supportive, balanced and professional accountability; building and maintaining relationships; developing self and others; striving for results.

Pre-employment Requirements

An enhanced security clearance will be conducted.

Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Education obtained from out of country must have or be able to obtain, an Education Credential Assessment (ECA) for confirmation of equivalent credentials.

Position and Pay Information

Business Unit: Calgary Police Services

Union: CUPE Local 38

Position Type: 1 Permanent

Compensation

Pay Grade 14 $53.52 - 71.53 per hour

Hours of work: Standard 35 hour work week.

Days of work: This position works a 5 day work week with 1 day off in a 3 week cycle.

Location: 5111 47 Street N.E.

Audience: Internal/External

Apply By: July 7, 2026

Job ID: 314814