Benefits and rewards
Come to be rewarded.
Scarborough Health Network (SHN) supports employees by offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit programs designed to promote financial security, health, and overall well-being. By joining SHN, you will enjoy access to robust benefits such as HOOPP pension, healthcare and dental coverage, tuition assistance, milestone rewards, and exclusive perks—all designed to help you thrive at work and beyond.
Available to all staff:
- HOOPP
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- SHN Perks (discounts, etc.)
- Milestones rewards for years of service
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
Available to full-time permanent staff:
- Healthcare and dental benefits
- Life/ADD—100% employer paid
- LTD
- Paid vacation
- Annual increases
- Increased Life/spousal life and ADD options available
Available to part-time staff:
- Lieu benefits/vacation
- Increases based on hours worked
Professional development
Come to grow.
At Scarborough Health Network (SHN), we are committed to helping our people grow and thrive. We provide continuous learning opportunities, from clinical and hospital-specific education to management and leadership training, ensuring every team member can advance their career. By joining SHN, you will gain access to exceptional development programs designed to support your professional success.
Nursing career pathways
SHN’s Professional Practice team is dedicated to enhancing the clinical expertise of nursing and allied health professionals across all areas of the hospital. As educators, we support your practice through a range of structured training opportunities, tailored to meet the evolving needs at SHN. Over the past year, Professional Practice has delivered a variety of courses and sessions, impacting thousands of professionals.
SHN offered 200+ training days and 45+ course topics
Explore these opportunities catered to help nurses further advance their careers:
SHN proudly participates in the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG) program, a Ministry funded initiative, designed to support RNs and RPNs who are within 12 months of registering with the College of Nurses of Ontario. The program provides newly licensed nurses, including IENs, 12 weeks of extended orientation, followed by transition into full-time practice. There is a comprehensive orientation, learning plans, and structured assessments to support nurses in this transition.
The EnRoute Programs at SHN provide experienced RNs and new nursing graduates a chance to receive mentorship from experienced healthcare professionals, in-house program certificates, financial support in tuition costs, hourly compensation, and a permanent position in the department for successful candidates.
Currently, we offer sponsorships for education and training in these highly specialized areas:
EnRoute to Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
EnRoute to ICU (formerly known as the Critical Care Sponsorship Program) is an 11-week Critical Care Education Program in collaboration with Humber College.
This program provides RN candidates a chance to receive ACLS certification (within 12 months), advanced skill training for: arrhythmia interpretation, airway management, advanced hemodynamic training and critical care pharmacology, and hands-on, supported learning experience in a high acuity environment with additional educational workshops.
EnRoute to Emergency Department (ED)
A 24-week Emergency Medicine Education Program that combines the Humber College Emergency Medicine Certificate Program with 12 weeks of ED placement to consolidate your training.
This program provides RN candidates a chance to receive ACLS certification, Coronary Care 1 & 2, and completion of the Humber ED Certificate Program.
EnRoute to Operating Room (OR)
A 10-week Perioperative Education Program that offers theory, skills lab, surgery observation days, and a five-week OR clinical placement—enabling learning and career growth through education, training, and valuable hands-on experience.
This program provides RN candidates a chance to receive an in-house AORN Perioperative Certificate.
EnRoute to Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
EnRoute to PACU is a two-week online education program that provides PACU certifications to RNs.
This program provides RN candidates a chance to receive ACLS certification and completion of the Centennial College PACU course.
EnRoute to Family Birthing Centre
An 11-week online and in-person Obstetrics Education Program designed to equip nurses with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in labour and delivery, postpartum and newborn care.
This program provides RN candidates a chance to receive comprehensive training and development in obstetric nursing.
SHN partners with the College of Nurses of Ontario to participate in the Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (SPEP). The SPEP program provides paid, supervised work placements for IENs learners. This partnership provides and opportunity for eligible applications to complete the supervised practice experience in Ontario and creates and an opportunity for IENs to demonstrate current nursing knowledge, skill and judgment, and language proficient skills for safe practice in Ontario. At SHN, the SPEP program provides each IEN learner a minimum of 140 hours of supervised practice.
SHN is proud to participate in the Community Commitment Program for Nurses (CCPN) through Health Force Ontario. The program was implemented as an effort to attract and retain Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) by providing $25,000 in grant funding to eligible nurses in exchange for a two-year commitment to an eligible employer.
SHN is a partner in the Ministry of Health’s Clinical Scholar Program (CSP) which enables novice nurses to learn directly from experience nurses (clinical scholars) at the bedside. Clinical Scholars are dedicated to mentoring newly graduated nurses, internationally educated nurses (IENs) and nurses wanting to upskill. Mentors will also benefit from the program by honing their mentorship and leadership skills.
Ongoing skill advancement
At SHN, providing care is more than a job—it is a privilege. We are committed to creating a seamless, positive experience for every patient, family member and visitor, and to supporting our staff with the tools to make that happen.
Our PeopleFirst: Compassionate Care Training Program equips team members with practical skills to deliver exceptional, empathetic care. Through this program, staff learn:
- A five-step model for meaningful, positive interactions
- How to support the needs of our diverse community
- Strategies for responding to crucial situations
- Techniques to recognize stress and anxiety cues, self-regulate and manage emotions
SHN also offers in-house courses, sponsorship programs, and workshops to advance skills like Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), wound care education opportunities, and more!
Leadership development
SHN LEADS is a suite of interactive leadership development programs with specific offerings available to emerging leaders, as well as programs for existing leaders. They are designed to meet the dynamic learning needs of SHN employees and leaders, and to cover a range of time commitments and intensity. At the foundation of SHN’s leadership development is the ‘LEADS in a Caring Environment’ leadership capabilities framework, which is a made-in-Canada, healthcare-specific framework endorsed by the Canadian College of Health Leaders. This includes:
Leading Ahead
A one-day program focusing on people skills and emotional intelligence.
Leading to New Heights
A multi-session program focusing on connection, building relationships with peers, and leadership concepts and practices.
Leadership Onboarding and Orientation Program (LOOP)
An onboarding program for leaders joining SHN.
LEADS to Success
A multi-session program highlighting each of the 5 LEADS domains (Lead Self, Engage Others, Achieve Results, Develop Coalitions, Systems Thinking).
Leadership Forum
A bi-monthly informational and development session for all levels of SHN leadership, supporting growth of LEADS in a Caring Environment leadership capability behaviours.
Equity and inclusion
Come to belong.
At Scarborough Health Network (SHN), we are striving to build a culture that empowers and inspires. This means everyone feels welcomed, respected, supported and valued, and able to fully participate in the workplace. We achieve this through creating awareness, providing education resources, and empowering staff-led groups. By joining SHN, you will be part of an organization that champions equity and inclusion through initiatives like anti-racism education, Communities of Inclusion, and health equity programs—ensuring you can grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact.
Communities of Inclusion
The Communities of Inclusion (COIs) at SHN are voluntary, staff-led groups that foster a workplace where everyone can bring their most authentic self to their role as part of an organization committed to equity and inclusion. Aligned with SHN’s mission, vision, and values, COIs provide safe spaces for support, dialogue, networking, and development creating forums where staff with shared identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences can build community and collectively identify opportunities to enhance workplace inclusion.
COIs play a vital role in strengthening SHN’s culture by empowering members to surface issues, recommend solutions, and collaborate with leadership to eliminate barriers so all staff can achieve their full potential. They also serve as hubs for education and awareness by organizing teach-ins, inviting internal and external speakers, and sharing skills and experiences that deepen understanding across the organization. Through this work, COIs help nurture emerging leaders, support professional growth, and advance meaningful change ensuring SHN continues to grow as a safe, welcoming, and inclusive place to work and thrive.
Health Equity Certificate Program
SHN is proud to offer the Health Equity Certificate Program, which has been designed to empower those involved in delivering healthcare to take a full-spectrum view of health, and to develop strategies to reduce health disparities through your work. Upon completion of this certificate program, participants will have a strong understanding of the impact of social determinants of health, and how to address them. In other words, the course helps us better meet the needs of our most vulnerable patients.
Health Equity in Action
SHN serves one of Canada’s most diverse communities, where over 600,000 residents bring a rich mix of cultures, languages, and lived experiences. Many of the patients who rely on us face overlapping challenges tied to the social determinants of health—barriers that affect access, outcomes, and overall patient experience.
To meet these challenges head-on, Health Equity in Action, a virtual monthly education series, was designed to empower our teams with the knowledge and tools to advance health equity in everyday practice. Each interactive session will:
- Spotlight one of SHN’s Centres of Excellence—including Nephrology & Chronic Disease Management, Mental Health, Women & Children’s Care, Orthopaedics, and Cardiac & Stroke Care
- Explore the social and systemic barriers patients encounter when accessing care
- Feature SHN physicians and frontline providers sharing real-world strategies and evidence-based approaches to reduce health disparities
Stand Up For Health
The Stand Up for Health learning system is built to improve patient care, through knowledge, empathy and action. As a participant, staff will step into the shoes of a young person experiencing poverty, racism, and poor education. As staff move through their stages of life, both physically in space and in time, they will be confronted with choices. Decisions will affect life trajectory, and prompt relevant statistics and discussions. The latter portion of the workshop consists of a small-group facilitated discussion, where groups will debrief, consolidate learning, and commit to action.
Anti-Black Racism e-Learning Module
SHN is proud to offer the Anti-Black Racism e-Learning Module, developed in partnership with Women’s College Hospital and leading experts in health equity. This initiative reflects our commitment to creating a culture of understanding, inclusion and belonging for both our patients and our team.
The module provides insight into the historical and ongoing impacts of anti-Black racism in Canada, explores its forms in everyday life, and offers practical strategies for addressing it in healthcare settings. Nearly 5,000 SHN team members have already completed the training, reinforcing our dedication to education and awareness as part of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy.
Wellness
Come to be well.
At Scarborough Health Network (SHN), we believe a healthy team is a thriving team. Our Wellness Program promotes physical, mental, and social well-being through evidence-based initiatives aligned with the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety. From mental health training and confidential support to fitness perks and wellness coaching, we provide resources that help you balance work and life, build resilience, and feel your best. By joining SHN, you will be part of a culture that prioritizes care, connection, and your overall well-being.
Leader support
- Team building: Strengthen team connections and morale
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Workplace Support: Help your team navigate challenges
- Critical incident and debriefs: Support during difficult times
Mental health support
- EFAP (TELUS Health): Confidential support for you and your family
- Unit wellness checks: On-the-ground support for team well-being
- Wellness coaching: Personalized guidance to help you thrive
- The Working Mind (TWM) Training: Build resilience and reduce stigma
- Support for parents and caregivers: Resources tailored to your unique challenges
People perks
Enjoy exclusive perks and discounts just for being part of the SHN community!
Physical health support
- Active Minutes Program: Every minute counts for the minutes that move you.
- Nutrition support: Eat well, feel well.
- Fitness memberships and offers: Stay active with exclusive deals.
- Stretching for functional mobility: Move better, feel better
Professional staff wellness
Tailored wellness resources for physicians, midwives, and residents
Social health support
- Speak Up for Wellness: Share feedback, complete self-checks, and participate in surveys.
- Wellness Engagement: Connect with your team through educational sessions and fun activities.
Additional wellness resources
- Wellness Matters News and events: Stay informed and inspired with regular updates, health promotion, and upcoming events.
- Wellness education and resources: Access a wide range of tools and learning opportunities to support your personal and professional wellness journey.
- Wellness Committee: A dedicated team working behind the scenes to bring wellness to life across SHN.