Supervisor, Live-In Treatment & Transitional Housing Abiona Centre

Children's Mental Health Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Mental Health Ontario is seeking a Supervisor for its Integrated Live-In Treatment and Transitional Housing programs. This role involves providing leadership, ensuring compliance with accreditation standards, and supporting front-line staff in developing therapeutic relationships with young pregnant and parenting women. The successful candidate will have a strong background in social work and experience in supervisory roles within community settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting pregnant and parenting adolescents.
• At least 1 year supervisory experience in community-based settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge of infant attachment theory.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and clinical support to front-line employees.
• Ensure compliance with CCA accreditation standards.
• Develop therapeutic relationships and programs for young mothers.

Skills

Leadership

Counseling

Client Assessment

Case Management

Interpersonal Skills

Networking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, human services, or related fields

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Abiona Centre (“the Centre”) is an award-winning, accredited Children’s Mental Health Centre that is a multi-service, non-profit, unionized, community agency located in the east end of Toronto. The Centre is committed to nurturing empowerment, independence and growth for young pregnant and parenting women, children and families in a non-judgmental, inclusive environment by providing a residential care and treatment program; supportive transitional housing; on-site high school program, community housing support and referral services; and maternal infant mental health programs and services. We do this by working collaboratively as a multi-disciplinary team with community partners to provide holistic programs and support that respond to mental health, education and transitional needs. The Centre also operates an EarlyON Child and Family Centre and an Early Learning Centre. All the programs and services are open to families, young women and their children living in the broader community.

The Supervisor, Integrated Live-In Treatment and Transitional Housing (LIT TH) works closely with the Manager to ensure smooth operations of the LIT TH programs. The Supervisor implements and ensures the LIT TH programs are in compliance with CCA accreditation standards and licensing agreements with funders and its accountability structures.

The Supervisor will provide leadership, clinical support and education to enable front-line employees to

• develop collaborative, therapeutic relationships, strategies and responses that support continued psychological development in the young women and their children, and
• understand the impact of past and present violence on the lives of young women and their children and provide or refer for therapeutic support, if needed; understand and support the role of family and friendship supports in successful parenting; support the development of age appropriate mother–child relationships; develop life skills and mother-baby dyadic programs in collaboration with colleagues to be offered to the young women and their children to enable them to move towards independent, healthy living; and provide continuity of care from intake through discharge, with the goal of building resilience and independence for pregnant and parenting adolescents.

This position provides leadership and functions as a role model and coach to staff to achieve the departmental and organizational goals.

Position: Supervisor, Live-In Treatment & Transitional Housing

Term: Full time permanent

Program: Live-In Treatment and Transitional Housing

Reports to: Manager, Live-In Treatment & Transitional Housing

Supervises:

• Intensive Family Support Worker
• Family Support Worker
• Family Support Worker, Part time

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, human services, social services or other related fields, and be a member in good standing with relevant regulatory body; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 5 years’ related experience in work to support pregnant and parenting adolescents and their children to address issues related to mental illness, recovering from trauma, social isolation and independent living.
• At least 1year supervisory experience in community-based settings; supervisory experience in a unionized environment a definite asset.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
• Demonstrated individual and family counselling, client assessment and case management skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of infant attachment theory and remedial practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills with clients and families and members of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to function effectively within the scope of the Management Team
• Ability to network effectively with other services and agencies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, while seeking the appropriate level of consultation and approval from management.
• Ability to ensure that clinical and administrative licensing and accreditation standards and Centre policies, standards and practices are met.
• Skills to access community resources for young pregnant women and young mothers and their infants.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Working Condition:

• The Manager and Supervisor in the Integrated LIT and Transitional Housing work staggered hours to provide supervisory coverage between 8 am to 10 pm during weekdays, and are on-call at least once every three weekends.
• The Manager and Supervisor will provide backup coverage for one another.

Closing Date: June 03, 2025; 5:00 p.m.

The Centre offers a dynamic work environment and career advancement opportunities. The successful candidate must have a negative criminal reference check and vulnerable sector screening as a condition of employment.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and the Centre’s Accommodation Policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Please make your needs known in advance.

The Centre encourages applications from persons who represent the diverse populations we serve.

Qualified applicants should send their cover letter and resume by the closing date to:

Human Resources

Abiona Centre

1102 Broadview Avenue

Toronto, ON M4K 2S5

Fax: [phone]

OR

Email: [e-mail]

(please quote “Supervisor, LIT/THP” in the subject line)

We thank all applicants, however, only those we select for interview will be contacted.