Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging opportunity to use your strategic thinking and enhance your analytical skills? Do you have what it takes to join a group of professionals committed to making a real difference in the lives of children, youth and families?

The Residential Facilities Licensing Officer will monitor and license residential facilities in accordance with the Child Youth and Family Enhancement Act to ensure quality of care and accountability for children in the custody or guardianship of the Director.  

The primary responsibilities of the Regional Licensing Officer include:

• Review and process applications for licenses or license renewals.
• Complete environmental safety assessments.
• Inspect and monitor compliance for all licensed facilities. Conduct regular inspections and audits of licensed facilities to assess compliance with regulatory standards, including the Alberta Child Youth Family Enhancement Act, Residential Facilities Licensing Regulation, Enhancement Policy, contracts, agreements, and agency policies.
• Assist in identifying emerging issues in the region, assess potential impacts, develop action plans, and recommend and implement mitigation strategies to address areas of non-compliance.
• Ensure services are delivered in a strength based, proactive manner and adhere to legislation, regulations, and policy.
• Collaborate with Child Intervention, Alberta Health Services, municipality services, and agencies related to reported incidents and inspection concerns.
• Respond to all residential licensing related inquiries made by Albertan's.
• Complete all required paperwork, reports, and applications and maintain physical and electronic files.
• Ensure that all data management systems are kept up to date.
• General data entry and collection of required documents.
• Assist in responding to Minister's Action Requests and Regional requests for information/support. 

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.

Required Competencies:

Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them:

• Takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities.
• Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives.
• Works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values.
• Works with others to identify areas for collaboration.

Develop Networks: Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative:

• Creates impactful relationships with the right people.
• Ensures needs of varying groups are represented.
• Goes beyond to meet stakeholder needs.
• Ensures all needs are heard and understood.

Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues:

• Engages perspective to seek root causes.
• Finds ways to improve complex systems.
• Employs resources from other areas to solve problems.
• Engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.

Agility: Creates an adaptable environment:

• Fosters agility, proactive and flexible practices
• Leads and creates momentum for change.
• Champions plan of action and overcomes barriers through proactive anticipation.
• Quickly understands and reacts to environment, establishing flexible culture

Qualifications

Related university degree (bachelor’s degree in business administration, Public Policy, Public Health, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, or another relevant field) plus one year of progressively responsible related experience; or an equivalent as described below 

Equivalency: Related diploma and 2 years related experience; OR related certificate and 3 years related experience.

Knowledge of the following is necessary:

• Providing information, consultation, orientation, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring to prospective and existing residential placement providers, including Foster Homes, Group Homes, and Residential and Secure Facilities.
• Working collaboratively with contracted agency foster homes, residential care facilities, and Delegated First Nations Agencies (DFNAs).
• Legislative, regulatory, and policy requirements related to residential placements, including the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, Residential Facilities Licensing Regulations, and Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Policy.

Skills and Abilities:

• The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to make sound assessments and good decision-making skills. The successful candidate will possess the following attributes: 
• Computer and technology
• Organization
• Time management 
• Crisis Intervention
• Ability to work independently
• Observation and Documentation 
• Communication 
• Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution 
• Networking 

The following will be considered assets:

• Regulatory compliance knowledge
• Data driven strategic planning skills
• Experience working with stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Knowledge of data base systems CYIM (Child Youth information Management) and CICIO (Child Intervention Case Information online)
• First Aid Certification

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

We are currently hiring for one full-time temporary position with an expected end date of September 2027. Work hours are Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (36.25 hours/week). 

Work location - Centre On The Park, 5505 - 50 Avenue, Wetaskiwin, Alberta or Bishop Place, 4826 - 50 Street, Red Deer, Alberta

Travel is required.

Role Requirements: 
You carry a valid Class 5 Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle.

A cover letter is required. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 – June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

As part of the application process, you are required to complete and satisfactorily qualify on:

• Interview,
• Academic credential check,
• Professional and/or academic reference checks,
• Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector,
• Intervention Record Check,
• Employee Record Check
• Driver’s Abstract

If a security screening is required.
•    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.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.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.