Social services director
Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendshi…
Thunder Bay
Permanent
Full time
$90,000 per year
Social services director
Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
$90,000 per year
Permanent
Salary
$90,000 per year
Job Type
Permanent, Full time
Experience
5 to 10 years
Education
University
Category
Social Services
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 5 years or more
- Criminal justice and corrections, other
- Social work, other
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
- Community and social services
- Correctional facility
- Court
Budgetary responsibility
- $500,001 - $1,500,000
Tasks
- Direct the delivery of social and community service programs
- Evaluate the delivery of social and community service programs
- Plan and organize the delivery of social and community service programs
- Hire and provide training for professional and non-professional staff
- Administer programs of membership organizations
- Administer the programs of non-governmental organizations involved with social issues
- Direct and advise professional and non-professional staff
- Establish administrative procedures
- Manage the operations and activities of social and community centres, correctional facilities and detention centres
- Participate in policy development by preparing reports and briefs for management committees and working groups
- Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services and equipment
- Represent their respective organizations for the purpose of government liaison and media relations
- Resolve conflict situations
- Coaching
- Develop policies, procedures and contingency plans to minimize the effects of security breaches
- Manage finances or budget
Supervision
- 16-20 people
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Word
Area of specialization
- Court administrative services co-ordination
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Enhanced reliability security clearance
- Driver's validity licence check
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Driver's abstract
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Large workload
- Large caseload
- Tight deadlines
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Proactive
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Flexible hours
Employment terms options
- On call
- Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Mileage paid
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
- Other benefits
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
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