Child, Youth & Family Programs Manager

Indigenous Perspectives Society; Victoria; On-site; CAD 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent community centre is seeking a Child, Youth & Family Programs Manager to oversee essential programs aimed at supporting vulnerable families. This role involves managing staff, ensuring program effectiveness, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a master's degree and a strong commitment to anti-oppressive practices. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous vacation, and comprehensive health packages.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum four years’ experience in supervision, management, community development.
• Clear Criminal Record Check; Standard First Aid required.
• Undergraduate degree considered with extensive experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages operations of Child, Youth and Family Services.
• Provides training and supervision to program staff.
• Ensures program delivery aligns with contracts and mandates.

Skills

Anti-oppressive practice

Integrity

Respect in a multi-cultural community

Education

Masters degree in Social Work, Counselling, Child and Youth Care

Job description

QVCC is committed to employment equity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applicants who increase the diversity of our staff team and have the ability to engage diverse communities in a safe and supportive way. Indigenous identity is considered an asset for this position.

Job Title: Child, Youth & Family Programs Manager

Reports to: Executive Director

Role: Manages and Supports Delivery of Quadra Village Community Centre’s(QVCC) Child, Youth & Family Programs including: Early Years, Outreach, Childcare/Camp, School Based (Elementary) and Youth Centre Programs.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Overall

• Manages the operations of Child, Youth and Family Services.
• Ensures the provision of services, data collection and report writing in alignment with QVCC contracts and mandates.
• Provides the hiring and performance reviews for all Child and Family Services staff.
• Prepares and monitors budgets
• Collaborates with the ED on project/proposal development

Specific Responsibilities

• Provides support and supervision to the Early Years staff, Outreach staff, Youth and Family Counsellors, Childcare/Camp Coordinator and the Youth Programs Coordinator(s). This includes case management oversight with Outreach workers.
• Provides training and supervision of staff and select volunteers working with Child, Youth & Family programs either directly or as a support to the Childcare/Camp Coordinator and Youth Programs Coordinator(s)
• Ensures program surveys, reviews and work plan development.
• Receives referrals from MCFD (Child Protection, Child and Youth Mental Health, Schools and other providers) and, in conjunction with program staff, creates an action plan to respond to the referral in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Maintains and provides consistent scheduling of Early Years Programs staff
• Represents QVCC at Early Years tables including CAP-C and Victoria/Saanich Early Years
• Ensures the development and updating of staff manuals for Child, Youth and Family programs positions.
• Participates as part of the Best Babies service delivery team, facilitating referrals internally and externally as needed.
• Recommends policies and procedures to the ED as needed for agency Child, Youth & Family programs
• Ensures the Family, Community room and Youth Centre environments are engaging, welcoming, suitable, clean, safe and hazard free for the operation of Child, Youth & Family programs and other QVCC use
• Grant writing
• Child and Family Programs Lead and Committee Member for QVCC Special Events.
• Is familiar with and implements (QVCC) Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee’s policies, procedures, and practices.
• Covering for the Executive Director on an as needed basis.
• Makes regular written and verbal reports as required by the ED
• Performs other related duties when required and approved by the ED

Qualifications:

• Commitment to anti-oppressive, decolonial, and anti-racist practice
• Ability to work with integrity and respect in a diverse, multi-cultural community centre
• Masters degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Social Work, Counselling, Child and Youth Care, or comparable degree). An undergraduate degree in these areas with extensive experience will be evaluated for equivalency.
• Minimum four years’ experience in each of supervision, management, community development work, project work, outreach work, system navigation and child/youth/family work, is preferred.
• Clear Criminal Record Check, Standard First Aid are required

Hours of Work:

• 40 hours per week scheduled.
• Salaried position coinciding with core hours Monday-Friday 9-4pm with occasional evening and weekend requirements
• Work from home day available once a week and after that on a limited basis.

Benefits and Remuneration:

• $75,088 annually (increases with tenure at QVCC)
• 3 weeks vacation to start
• Comprehensive benefits package including Extended Health, Dental, AD&D, Life Insurance, and matching RRSP contributions after completion of 3-month probationary period.
• Immediate enrollment in the Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Paid training and development applicable to role

Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check required

Closing Date: Open until filled

Please send resume and cover letter to: [e-mail] with the subject line “Child, Youth & Family Programs Manager”. Applications may also be dropped off in person at 901 Kings Road. Though we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thanks for your interest in working with us!

At Quadra Village Community Centre, we value our dedicated staff team and pride ourselves on being a good organization to work for and making a difference in our community.