Child Intervention Manager - North Region

Role Responsibilities

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

As a Child Intervention Manager, you will lead and oversee the delivery of quality intervention services and programs for children, youth, and families. Your leadership ensures alignment with regional and ministry goals, compliance with relevant legislation and standards, and effective program implementation. In this role, you will guide a shift from a child protection mindset to fostering healthy families and communities through collaboration and partnerships. You will also apply a system-thinking approach to deliver culturally appropriate, safe services, with a focus on Indigenous communities by integrating Indigenous ways of knowing with western practices. Additionally, you will employ diverse strategies to foster and evaluate meaningful working relationships.

In addition other key responsibilities of the manager role are:

• Provide leadership, guidance and support, to a team of of front-line staff. 
• Ensure services delivered are aligned with the key strategies and business goals of the region.
• Reflect and uphold the vision of the region, department and ministry, and comply with appropriate legislation, regulations and provincial standards, regional policies, and fiscal targets. 
• Champion the implementation of programs and new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the ministry and the region.
• Support the shift in mindset from child protection to healthy families by developing positive communities, promoting collaborative partnership to achieve better outcomes for children, youth, and families. 
• Applying a system thinking approach by considering trends in various program environments and keeping broader impacts and connections in mind, to ensure culturally appropriate services are delivered to children and that they remain safe.
• Utilizing your experience of working with diverse communities and populations to be confident in employing a variety of different diversity and inclusion strategies to initiate, support and evaluate working relationships. 
• Demonstrate anti-oppressive practices in your work with urban and rural Indigenous communities and will have the ability to combine Indigenous ways of knowing with standard western approaches to working with people.

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. Ability to manage human, financial, and physical resources within an operating environment.
• Drive for Results - Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others.
• Develop Self and Others - Proven ability to foster partnerships and to achieve organizational goals within an organization.
• Build Collaborative Environments - Strong track record in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop Networks - Ability to foster a climate of cooperation amongst, and build solid relationships with public agencies, government, committees and other partners.
• Systems Thinking - Effective leadership abilities combined with a strong commitment to operating within a team environment and the ability to motivate and inspire other to achieve common goals.
• Creative Problem Solving - Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

Preferred education is a Bachelor of Social Work with at least four (4) years of related supervisory experience in a child protection environment. Registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers must be in good standings. 

Equivalencies:

The following equivalencies maybe considered:

• Master of Social Work and three (3) years of experience; or
• A related university degree with four (4) years of related experience; or
• A 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. 
• Hold current delegation under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in Alberta and have the related skills, abilities, knowledge and experience to be delegated.
• 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: 

• 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.

Two permanent position available: 

• Manager, Child Intervention – Grande Prairie/High Prairie 
• Manager, Child Intervention – Vegreville/Manager Cover Off for High Level 

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 locations 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. Employees will be required to use their own vehicles when government fleet vehicles are not available. 
• 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 under Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in Alberta. 
• 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. 

The final candidate for this position will undergo appropriate pre-employment checks including academics check, intervention record check and provide a suitable 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. 

Please see below for additional links on the GoA has to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Pension plans: Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
• Leadership and mentorship programs.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca/careers