Program Supervisor - Winnipeg, Canada - The Link: Youth and Family Supports

The Link: Youth and Family Supports
The Link: Youth and Family Supports
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Winnipeg, Canada

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Program Supervisor - Fontaine House


About The Link:
Youth and Family Supports


For more than 90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope, and better lives.

The organization is dedicated to walking alongside children, youth, and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering a sense of being, pride, and purpose.

With over 15 diverse programs, The Link has a community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a 24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisis teams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, and Skills4Life.

With a strong foundation within the community and a focus on connection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link for youth and families in the province of Manitoba.


SUMMARY:

The Link requires an experienced Program Supervisor for a full time positions within the new Mental Health Respite Home which will facilitate supervised overnight family visits for children and families involved with Winnipeg, Rural and Northern Child and Family Services.

The unique home will provide 24/7 support for youth in a home like setting while providing families with break.

The Program Supervisor will be responsible for supervising Staff, youths, mentoring, supporting the youth to engage in healthy activities and develop a positive trauma informed, strength-based philosophy.

The program Supervisor must work from a person-centered, non-judgmental, trauma-informed, strength-based philosophy, also responsible for collaborating across various systems to ensure that outcomes are in the best interest of the youth, and align with the overall mission and purpose of the program.


The Program Supervisor - Fontaine House will coordinate and assist with the daily business operations nurturing an organizational culture in our work environment that promotes alignment with our organizational performance goals, our espoused organizational core values, and specifically our strategic drivers of becoming youth-centric, a center of excellence and building culturally safe services and programs.


PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
of the Program Supervisor include, but are not limited to:

  • In consultation and collaboration with the Leadership and Operational teams, the Fontaine House Program Supervisor coordinates and implement strategies, plans, programs, projects, tools, data and reports.
  • Implements annual and operational plans to ensure vertical and horizontal alignment with the goals of the organization.
  • Ensures accountability to achieve the strategic directions of the organization.
  • Motivates, leads and supervises the Fontaine House team members in order to achieve the aims of the organization.
  • Coordinates and maintains reporting expectations for the program.
  • Represents The Link: Youth and Family Supports both externally as well as internally.
  • Participate in hiring and interviewing of Staff within the program.
  • Promotes and complies with various legislations (i.e. Workplace Safety and Health Act, adhering to Public Health Orders (COVID19), Human Rights Act, Department of Families Licensing standards).
  • Promotes and liaises with the external environment to determine the future needs and direction of the program.
  • The Program Supervisor of the Fontaine House will be responsible for the performance and attendance management of staff.
  • Ensures casework is based on the program purpose statement.
  • Implements program policies.
  • Prepares and works within a budget for the program.
  • Undertakes new endeavors based on community and organizational needs i.e. The Link database and other modernization initiatives.
  • Networks with community resources and addresses external request.
  • Attends team meetings and training as required
  • Other duties as requested

QUALIFICATIONS:

- _Love, Respect, Courage, Honesty, Wisdom, and Humility & Truth_.


Essential Requirements

  • Postsecondary education in Human Services or a combination of education, work experience and lived experience may be considered.
  • Five (5) years of progressive related experience working with families in a supportive manner.
  • Five (5) years of leadership experience, leading teams and programs.
  • Being on call is a requirement for this role.
  • Demonstrated understanding and appreciation for issues and concerns of Indigenous peoples within a child welfare environment.
  • Ability to handle sensitive situations and confidential information in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Effective problemsolving ability and strong communication skills.
  • Experience working with vulnerable children and youth with an array of behavioral needs.
  • Strong counseling skills and experience in Relational Care, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
  • Personfocused crisis resolution and clinical counseling experience.
  • Business man
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