Service Manager (1) Full-Time Position

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services; Wikwemikong; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Service Manager to lead a dedicated team in delivering exceptional child welfare services. This role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, providing leadership to service staff, and developing agency-wide initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in social work, along with management experience and a deep understanding of Indigenous perspectives. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while enjoying competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous Benefits Package

OMERS Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work with 3 years of child welfare experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work with 5 years of child welfare experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team ensuring excellent service delivery.
• Manage team Service Supervisors and develop agency-wide initiatives.

Skills

Management Skills

Supervisory Experience

Cultural Sensitivity

Anishinaabe Language Skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Job description

OVERVIEW:
The Service Manager is responsible for a multidisciplinary team and ensures the delivery of excellent service in the day-to-day operations of all activities within the assigned service area through their reporting relationships with the Service Supervisors. The Manager will provide leadership to service staff through the management of team Service Supervisors. The Manager will also have responsibility for development of particular agency wide initiatives and practices as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
• Master’s Degree in Social Work from a University of recognized standing combined with a minimum of three years’ experience in social work within the field of child welfare.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from a University of recognized standing combined with a minimum of five years’ experience in social work within the field of child welfare.
Experience:
• Management and supervisory training and/or experience.
• A solid understanding of and sensitivity to the experiences of First Nations and Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the impact of the legacy of Residential Schools and the “Sixties Scoop” upon them is
essential.
• Experience in working within an Anishinaabe Child and Family Well-Being Services is preferred or proven experience in working with Anishinabek people.
• An individual of Anishinaabe ancestry is preferred with genuine understanding and lived experiences of Anishinaabe worldviews, traditions, customs and practices.
• The ability to speak the Anishinaabe language is a definite asset and / or willingness for continual learning.
Preference will be given to applicants who can speak or write Ojibway, provided they have skills, ability and qualifications to do the job.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Given the traditional practices of the Anishinabek, from time-to-time exposure to wood smoke and the burning of sacred medicines, including tobacco, sweet grass, sage, or cedar, may occur within the work setting.
• Candidates must live within service area.
DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Applicants are encouraged to visit our website at www.kgcfs.org/employment to review the full job description.
KGCFS offers competitive wages, a generous benefits package and an OMERS pension plan.
Please submit your application marked “Confidential-Service Manager”. Include in your application a cover letter, resume, and (3) three reference letters – two (2) employment related from recent employers. Please also detail in
your application: education, employment experience, and cultural participation. Applications are accepted and in the following order of preference: by email, fax at
Human Resources – Confidential
Service Manager
Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services
Main Office – 98 Pottawatomi Avenue,
Wikwemikong, Ontario P0P 2J0
Email: [e-mail]
At KGCFS we are committed to providing a barrier-free work environment following the Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking
part in the recruitment process. Miigwetch for your application, however, only those candidates selected for an interview
will be contacted. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must submit the following: satisfactory Criminal
Reference Check (within 3 months of application date)and/or Vulnerable Sector Check, and Driver’s Abstract.