Program Manager

About the Role

As our Program Manager, you will use your expertise to make a significant contribution to the children, youth, caregivers, and communities we serve. Through a family‑centred approach, you will provide support in a safe home environment to children and youth who may have experienced complex trauma and present complex behaviours, as well as people with diverse abilities receiving services through the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Your natural ability to care for others, working both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, will allow you to influence your team’s success.

Responsibilities

• Monitor program delivery, planning, and organizational leadership.
• Act as a community liaison with MCFD and coordinate special projects as assigned.
• Report to the Regional Manager and Directors.
• Demonstrate ability to manage and supervise multi / interdisciplinary teams using strong interpersonal, communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills.
• Manage multiple projects with a high level of confidentiality, diplomacy and professionalism.
• Use sound judgment and be able to perform well under pressure to meet strict deadlines.
• Conceptualize new programs and services and have experience in planning, organizing, directing, and implementing community‑based activities and programs in a collaborative manner.
• Provide services in a manner that supports and reflects positive cultural practices.
• Have highly developed communication skills, both oral and written.
• Recruit, provide orientation to, schedule and evaluate personnel.
• Provide direction, guidance and support for team members to manage conflict openly and constructively.
• Schedule and attend staff meetings and other meetings as required.
• Maintain an attitude of caring, respect and optimism for families, representatives and community members.
• Ensure the home is maintained in a neat and clean state at all times.

Qualifications

Benefits

We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and / or people with intersectional identities.

Location : Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada.

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