Role Responsibilities

If you are ready for a new adventure where you will lead casework practice and a team that strives for the pursuit of excellence in providing services to children, youth, and families. Step forward and start your journey in the North Region as a Caregiver Supervisor supporting Foster Care. 

As a Caregiver Supervisor supporting Foster Care, you will support the alignment of casework practice by following the direction and working towards the operational goals of the Ministry of Children and Family Services. Your dynamic leadership will demonstrate your talents and enthusiasm to coach, mentor and guide your team within the child intervention practice framework, signs of safety, as well as Intake and Safety Phase Workflow.

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The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Sound practice and the ability to prioritize multiple projects and assignments that decisions support the safety for children, youth, and families.
• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills that enhance your ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of the unique cultural considerations required when plac-ing Indigenous children in foster care.  
• Exceptional team building skills that maintain and enhance strong and effective teams who embrace change.
• The ability to empower a team and provide direction and support for inclusive practices, build strength in the delivery of services in accordance with the accepted practices and within the guidelines of legislation, regulations, policy, and procedures.
• Build staff capacity to support critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills and apply a trauma-informed practice lens.
• The ability to engage a team by setting individual and unit goals by providing on-going case consultation and practice supervision.
• Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching, and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others.
• The Child Intervention Practitioner competencies with consistency at an advanced level of proficiency, according to the Child
• Intervention Practice Frame-work Principles, to provide practice supervision to CI staff.
• Engaging in and fostering active listening, creating an atmosphere of respect and positive problem solving. Ensuring one’s verbal and non-verbal communication is congruent. Demonstrating an awareness of the impact of one’s communication in both oral and written form.

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. 

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following competencies:

• CI Practitioner Competencies: Performing the Child Intervention Practitioner competencies with consistency at an advanced level of proficiency, according to the Child Intervention Practice Framework Principles, to provide practice super-vision to CI staff.
• Mindfulness and Self-reflection: Being intentionally aware, focused, and pre-sent in the moment; continuously assessing, without reaction and judgment, one’s emotions and actions to guide one’s thinking and behavior.
• Outcome Oriented: Maintaining a working knowledge of the CIPF Principles, CI outcomes and priorities. Demonstrates the ability to lead with a focus on CI out-comes and ensure the work of one’s team is in alignment with these outcomes.
• Demonstrates commitment to the CI outcomes and priorities by role modeling responsibility for decisions and accountability for results.
• Engaging Others: Building a foundation of trust and respect to engage staff and inspire, empower, support, coach, and mentor. Building relationships individually and as a team to create a positive working environment and to achieve the best possible CI outcome.  
• Leading Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate ability to seek out opportunities for innovation and creatively problem solve. Support staff through implementing organizational initiatives. Operate with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to
• implement learnings and achieving outcomes for children and families.
• Enabling others Growth and Development: Guiding others to strengthen their professional ability and CI practice and fostering a climate of learning and self-reflection.
• Communication: Engaging in and fostering active listening, creating an atmosphere of respect and positive problem solving.
• Ensuring one’s verbal and non-verbal communication is congruent. Demonstrating an awareness of the impact of one’s communication in both oral and written form

Qualifications

Education:  
•    A Bachelor of Social Work or Social Work Diploma and 2 years related experience. 

The successful candidate must have been Delegated within the last 24 months under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in Alberta and must have the related skills, abilities, knowledge and experience to be delegated.

The following equivalencies may be considered;

• Master of Social Work and 1 year related experience; or
• Related university degree and 4 years related experience; or
• Related diploma and 5 years related experience; or
• Related certificate and 6 years of experience.

Related university degree can include Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work Diploma, Bachelor of Child Studies/Child & Youth Care, BA Education, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Human Services, BA/BSc Psychology, BA Sociology, Bachelor of Community Rehab, BSc. Family Studies/Human Ecology, BA Early Child Development, Law Degree.

Related diploma can include Addictions/Counseling Diploma, Child and Youth Care Diploma, Human Services Diploma and Criminal Justice Diploma.

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Related experience includes: 
•    Experience working with children, youth and families is essential.
•    Knowledge of community resources is essential. 
•    Experience working with Microsoft office is required. 
•    Working knowledge of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act is essential.
•    Demonstrated understanding of the Child Intervention Practice Framework and Signs of Safety is required.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Assets:
•    Previous supervisory and leadership experience would be an asset.
•    Knowledge of the Caregiver Regional program including Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship.
•    Experience working with a multi-cultural and/or multi-language-based caseload would be beneficial. 
•    Knowledge and experience working with Indigenous communities is required. 

Preference will be given to those candidates who have completed the Foundations, and Relationship and Culture pathways in the Ministry’s ICUF. Recognizing that there will be exceptional situations, managers and supervisors who have not completed the training, will be given 12 months from their respective effective dates or from their hiring date thereafter to initiate/complete training. Application for equivalencies based on previous training will be assessed individually.

The ideal candidates will have a strong working knowledge of the Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act and other related legislations (e.g. PSECA), as well as possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong critical thinking skills and previous supervisory experience.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Currently recruiting for 1 full-time permanent position in the North Region:

• 1 Caregiver Supervisor - permanent position

Hours of Work:

• Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week (full-time).

• Working after-hours or outside of regular business hours may be required.

Role Requirements

• Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week (full-time)

• As per the Health Professions Act, successful applicant must be registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) to be eligible for this position if they possess a Bachelor, Diploma or Masters in Social Work. For more information, visit http://www.acsw.ab.ca/.

• Travel will be required in this role; therefore, final candidate for this position will be asked to provide a current 5-year commercial driver’s abstract and must carry a valid Class 5 Driver’s License and have access to a reliable vehicle. Candidate may also be required to use their own vehicle when government fleet vehicles are not available. Appropriate insurance is required.

• Successful candidate will require a clear Intervention Record Check (IRC) + Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check (CRC VS) to be considered for the role.

• An academic check will be completed.

• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Application Requirements:

• In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example: January 15, 2006 – June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8-hour shifts/week).

• Complete all pre-screening questions.

• If you have completed your ICUF Training, please attach the proof of completion as an attachment to your career profile.

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Other Information:

• Relocation expenses may be provided.

Please be advised your current supervisor and manager will be contacted as references.

This competition may be used to fill other positions at the same or lower classification across the North Region.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx

• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca

• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca

• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits

• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive

• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca

• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

• Leadership and mentorship programs.