Role Responsibilities

If you are ready to take your career to the next level, Children and Family Services - North Region is offering an impactful opportunity for a Manager, Child Intervention (CI).

The Opportunity: North Region is looking to recruit a leader with experience in Child Intervention services who is preparing to take their leadership to the next level by serving in a manager capacity.  This position affords the opportunity for the successful candidate to apply and practice their leadership skills while applying their knowledge and experience to continuously improve practice within the front line.  While candidates living in the North are preferred candidates, consideration may be given to those who are able to travel to their designated worksites. Support with relocation expenses may also be considered.

Are you ready? As a Child Intervention Manager, you will lead and oversee the delivery of high-quality intervention services and programs for children, youth, and families. Your leadership will ensure alignment with regional and ministry goals, compliance with legislation and standards, and effective program implementation.

In this role, you will guide a shift from a child protection mindset toward fostering healthy families and communities through collaboration and partnerships. You will apply a systems-thinking approach to deliver culturally appropriate and safe services, with a strong focus on Indigenous communities by integrating Indigenous ways of knowing with Western practices. Additionally, you will employ diverse strategies to build, maintain, and evaluate meaningful working relationships.


Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to a team of front-line staff.
• Ensure services are aligned with regional strategies and business goals.
• Reflect and uphold the vision of the region, department, and ministry while complying with legislation, regulations, provincial standards, regional policies, and fiscal targets.
• Champion the implementation of programs and new initiatives that support the strategic direction of the ministry and region.
• Drive the shift from child protection to healthy families by fostering positive communities and promoting collaborative partnerships to achieve better outcomes for children, youth, and families.
• Apply a systems-thinking approach by considering trends across program environments and broader impacts to ensure culturally appropriate and safe services.
• Utilize experience working with diverse communities to confidently employ a variety of diversity and inclusion strategies to initiate, support, and evaluate working relationships.
• Demonstrate anti-oppressive practices when working with urban and rural Indigenous communities, integrating Indigenous ways of knowing with standard Western approaches.

Perks of living in the North are:

• Northern Allowance – additional allowance of $241.38 for each bi-weekly pay period served.
• Attraction Bonus – Fort McMurray and positions above the 57th Parallel - 25% of based salary paid out in the first year of employment (2-year return service agreement)
• Retention Allowance - annual retention bonus of $6,000 ($3,000.00 paid out in March and $3,000.00 paid out in September).
• Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca/page/mepp-home
  
  

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

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.

• Agility – Demonstrated ability to manage and adapt to change, while effectively overseeing human, financial, and physical resources within a dynamic operating environment.
• Drive for Results – Strong leadership skills, including decision-making, coaching, and mentoring, with the ability to inspire confidence and motivate others toward achieving goals.
• Develop Self and Others – Proven ability to foster partnerships and support professional growth to achieve organizational objectives. 
• Build Collaborative Environments – Strong track record of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Develop Networks – Ability to create a climate of cooperation and build strong relationships with public agencies, government bodies, committees, and other partners.
• Systems Thinking – Effective leadership combined with a commitment to teamwork and the ability to motivate and inspire others to achieve shared goals.
• Creative Problem Solving – Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges.

Qualifications

Preferred education is a Bachelor of Social Work with four (4) years of related experience including supervisory in a child protection environment.

The following equivalencies maybe considered:

• Master of Social Work and three (3) years of experience; OR
• Related university degree with four (4) years of related experience; OR
• Related diploma plus six (6) years of related experience.

Preference will be given to those who have experience in:

• Child protection responsible for providing a full range of child protection duties delegated under a provincial or equivalent child welfare legislation.
• Safety Phase and Intake Workflow.
• Leading and managing a diverse team that does complex work.
• Managing systems and processes including performance management, budgeting, and forecasting processes, human resources.  
• Extensive experience working with Indigenous and diverse communities.
• Developing, evaluating, implementing policy initiatives, programs, and services.
• Demonstrated capacity to build effective partnerships with internal and external customers, clients, staff, and stakeholders essential to this position.
• Strong planning, analytical, issues management and consultative skills are required. 

Assets:

• Project management
• Proficient computer skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Share Point
• Working knowledge of the Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act, Child Intervention Practice Framework, Signs of Safety.  
  
  

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

This position works Monday to Friday, 36.25-hours a week. (The role may require additional hours beyond the regular workday, including weekends, on-call duties, and travel as necessary.)

Preference would be for the successful candidate to reside in the North Region. Relocation support will be considered. The successful candidate will be required to frequently travel to the designated office location they will be supporting as part of their role responsibilities.

Role Requirements:

• This role requires that you have a valid Class 5 Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle.
• The ability to travel within the region is required.
• As per the Health Professions Act successful applicants must: be registered and maintain their registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
• Must hold current delegation.
• Candidates must have completed or be in the process of completing the Foundations, and Relationship and Culture pathways in the Ministry’s ICUF to be considered for the role. You may be asked to confirm training completion as part of your application. 
  
  

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

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. 

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

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