Manager Community Development - Toronto, Canada - City of Toronto

City of Toronto

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Description

Job ID: 45894

Job Category:
Policy, Planning & Research

Division & Section:
Social Development, Finance & Admin, Community Safety & Wellbeing

Work Location:
City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, M5H 2N1

Job Type & Duration:
Full-time, 2 Permanent and 1 Temporary Vacancy, (12 months)

Salary:
$122, $158,105.00, TM1512 and wage grade 8.0.

Shift Information:
Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation:
Non-Union

Number of Positions Open: 3 positions (2 permanent positions and 1 temporary)

Posting Period: 27-MAR-2024 to 10-APL-2024

Job Summary

The City of Toronto's Social Development, Finance & Administration Division is holding a 60- minute Information Session for the Manager Community Development positions on April 3, 2024, at 6:00pm.

Full details are available at the bottom of this posting.

All applicants interested in this position are encouraged to attend this session, during which the Associate Director of Violence Prevention and Director of Community Safety & Well-being will provide insights regarding the position.

There will also be a Q&A period.

The Social Development, Finance and Administration division (SDFA) drives transformative change to achieve stronger, safer, and more resilient and equitable communities and neighbourhoods in Toronto.

SafeTO, the City of Toronto's 10-year Community Safety & Well-being Plan was unanimously adopted by City Council to drive 26 actions across 7 strategic goals.

To advance SafeTO's objectives, the Community Safety & Well-being Section is hiring the follow three positions:

Manager Community Development (Community Crisis Response Program)

As part of a Community Safety and Wellbeing Management Team, the Manager Community Development (Community Crisis Response Program) will lead a diverse team of supervisors and community development staff to support communities impacted by violent traumatic incidents to facilitate healing, response, and recovery efforts. The manager will also lead the team to implement prevention strategies, capacity building and fund communitydriven safety initiatives.

Manager Community Development (TO Wards Peace)

As part of a Community Safety & Wellbeing Management Team, the Manager Community Development (TO Wards Peace) will lead a team of community development staff in partnership communitybased and grassroots nonprofit organizations to implement and expand the TO Wards Peace Model. TO Wards Peace is a riskdriven, violence interruption model that was codesigned with residents to build the capacity of grassroots organizations to lead teams of violence disruption workers to intervene in incidences of violence and to prevent them from reoccurring or escalating.

Manager Community Development (SafeTO and Community Risk Intervention)

As part of the Community Safety & Well-Being Section Management Team, the Manager Community Development (SafeTO and Community Risk Intervention) will lead a team of community development staff and multi-sector partners to support the ongoing operations of the FOCUS Toronto and SPIDER situations tables.

The Manager will also work with multiple divisions to advance the implementation of SafeTO, the City's Community Safety & Well-being Plan through leadership, providing direct services, strategic investment and stewardship.

WebEx Information Session

DATE:
Wednesday April 3, 2024

TIME:
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Major Responsibilities

Develops and implements detailed plans and recommends policies regarding program specific requirements
Manages, motivates and trains the unit's staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others.
Leads, develops and implements the core human service planning and delivery strategies for the Community Crisis Response Program, TO Wards Peace Program, FOCUS Toronto, and SPIDER Programs
Supervises the daytoday operation of all assigned staff including the scheduling, assigning and reviewing of work.
Authorizes and controls vacation and overtime requests.
Monitors and evaluates staff performance, approves salary increments and recommends disciplinary action when necessary.
Develops, recommends and administers the annual budget for the unit, and ensures that the unit's expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitation
Manages directly delivered violence prevention, intervention and response and recovery efforts, Community Safety & Wellbeing development initiatives, City community agency partnerships, and develops service delivery contracts to community agencies for the provision of community safety & wellbeing initiatives.
Plans for critical community and social services that address root causes of safety and security including initiatives from the Confronting Antiblack Racism Action Plan, steps to address gun violence, investments in t