Social Housing Coordinator - St. Albert, Canada - City of St. Albert

City of St. Albert

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St. Albert, Canada

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Description

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As Alberta's 'Botanical Arts City', St.

Albert is a community renowned for its botanical arts, its commitment to a green lifestyle and the cultivation of activities that provide for a well-rounded quality of life.

Our employees provide over 70,000 residents with high-quality programs and services and are proud to contribute to making St. Albert one of the best places to live in Canada.
The Opportunity

The Social Housing Coordinator will be the key liaison to the Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness and provide expertise, advice, facilitation, communication and will be responsible for moving forward recommendations and initiatives.

This position requires someone who is proficient in tracking and reporting on outcomes and has excellent research, policy development, communication and report writing abilities.

Key responsibilities of the incumbent include:

Developing business cases for the operations of affordable housing projects in St Albert.
Leveraging stakeholders and other housing initiatives to maximize housing options for all vulnerable populations in St. Albert.
Communicating and coordinating the City's involvement in affordable housing with diverse stakeholders including all three orders of government, outside public agencies, foundations and committees, affordable housing residents, private and nonprofit organizations on related affordable housing initiatives.
Identifying and analyzing social trends issues, conduct research and/or engagement with applicable stakeholders.
Identifying and analyzing options, develop, implement action and strategies in order to change and improve existing strategies and policies specifically with respect to the provision of affordable housing to address homelessness,
Exploring and implementing upstream homelessness prevention strategies and options for an enhanced, integrated and coordinated network of social services to meet the basic needs of all vulnerable groups, and develop a systematic approach to ensure coordinated actions meet the needs of all vulnerable groups at any stage along the prevention continuum.

Qualifications:

A degree in the field of Social Sciences, Community Development, Social Planning, or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of community development, and/or social planning experience specializing in homelessness and/or affordable housing.
Experience in developing higher level intergovernment partnerships and initiatives is an asset.
Extensive knowledge of social housing programs (Federal/Provincial/Municipal) is preferred.
Skilled at navigating sensitive community issues, facilitating difficult conversations, and developing positive, solutionfocused outcomes.
Experience in developing longrange strategies and implementation plans. Experience reviewing and analyzing policies, strategies, and information to recommend changes, and/or improvements.
A valid Class 5 Driver's Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business use is required.

Hours of Work

We offer a compressed work schedule of 72 hours biweekly (Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 5:00 with a regular day off [RDO] every two weeks).

Some meetings and work outside of regular office hours, and/or local travel in the evenings and weekends may be required.

Compensation
$79,053 - $97,296 per annum. In addition, the City of St. Albert offers a comprehensive benefit package including a defined benefit pension plan.
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