Government of Alberta

Manager, Indigenous Practice

Government of Alberta

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Wetaskiwin • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$99,349 - CA$133,694 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • This position reports to a Child Intervention Director and is the subject matter expert on Indigenous matters as it relates to the over-representation of Indigenous children in care by providing leadership, advice and operational guidance in the development and/or implementation of Children and Family Services business plan and priorities.
  • Provide leadership and direction for Child Intervention Services as legislated by the Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act, Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act, and the Family Violence Act.
  • Supporting the delivery of high-quality services across the full breadth of social programs, client populations, and communities served by Child Intervention Division, South Central Delivery Region.
  • Determine the objectives for specific programs and work sites based on business and operational plans.
  • Lead development and implementation of administrative procedures and systems for programs and work sites to ensure the effective delivery of services while working closely with regional management team and various internal and external stakeholders.
  • Accountability for dealing with complex social, political and legal factors that requires political acumen enabling enhanced working relationships and partnerships with Indigenous peoples.
  • Delegated to provide cover-off for the Child Intervention Director or Child Intervention Managers, as required.
  • Manage fiduciary responsibility while aligning with regional budget, administrative practices, processes and Director direction.
  • Co-lead in government-wide Indigenous training and understanding to improve overall outcomes for Indigenous children and families.
  • Ensure proper protocols are honoured when engaging with Elders (cultural connections for children).
  • Guide regional response to Ministerial Action Requests that contain issues regarding Indigenous matters.

Requirements

  • Preferred education is a related degree in Social Work or Native Studies with four (4) years of progressively responsible supervisory and leadership experience in a child protection environment.
  • Other post-secondary considerations are humanities, public administration, child and youth care, sociology, and psychology.
  • An understanding of, and experience in child intervention practices, quality assurance systems development, and environmental issues impacting the delivery of services to children, youth, and families including Indigenous models of intervention.
  • Proven ability to effectively manage and lead front line staff to achieve organizational goals.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) including excellent mediation and conflict resolution skills.
  • Well-developed systems thinking, creative problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • Proven ability to develop and lead collaborative environments through strong relationship building skills.
  • Leadership experience from an Indigenous perspective in moving forward ministry/regional priorities.
  • Extensive knowledge, understanding and experience with Indigenous culture, governance and political dynamics in Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8.
  • Strong leadership skills as evidenced by a track record of accomplishing objectives and achieving results.
  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities (agility) to meet tight timelines for program, policy, and issues management responses.
  • Experience with facilitating Indigenous training.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Professional learning and development
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
child protectionquality assurance systems developmentIndigenous models of interventionprogram managementadministrative procedures developmentfiscal managementconflict resolutionmediationsystems thinkingcreative problem solving
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingagilitycollaborationdecision-makingpolitical acumenadaptabilitysupervisory experienceteam management
Certifications
degree in Social Workdegree in Native Studies