Job ID: 41771

• Job Category: Community & Social Services
• Division & Section: Children's Services, ChildSvcs Service System Plng&Policy Dev
• Work Location: 441 Bloor St E., Toronto Ontario M4W 1J1
• Job Type & Duration: Temporary, 12 month vacancy
• Salary: $112,000 - $144,200, TM0538, Wage Grade 7.5
• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
• Affiliation: Non-Union
• Number of Positions Open: 1
• Posting Period: 01-Nov-2023 to 15-Nov-2023

Reporting to the Program Manager, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, the EarlyON Consultant Children's Services, is responsible for managing a portfolio of programs and/or projects within a specified geographic area and/or program area within the EarlyON unit within the Children's Services Division.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manages a portfolio of EarlyON programs within either an assigned functional or geographic area ensuring programs are meeting their contractual obligations through the provisions of high quality, accessible and inclusive EarlyON services for children and families.
• Leads the development and implementation of programs/services and ensures service expectations are met as outlined in the Service Plan for Children's Services.
• Leads system wide project work to improve access and quality of EarlyON services using equity based planning.
• Supervises assigned projects ensuring effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and organizational performance and continuous learning.
• Develops and implements planning tools, guidelines and operational policies to ensure integrated service planning that takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government.
• Ensures financial accountability through review and analysis of operational budgets and capital funding requests.
• Ensures project expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations. Contributes to the unit’s budget by developing budget submissions for specific functional area.
• Ensures service targets are met as outlined in the Service Plan for Children's Services.
• Manages project teams that initiate, develop and implement policies/programs and City wide initiatives.
• Recruits project teams, develops project plan/timelines, and ensures effective teamwork, communication, high standards of work quality and organizational performance.
• Conducts and evaluates research, analyzes information and develops recommendations on matters related to child and family centres and integrated children's services.
• Manages contentious issues/serious occurrences, ensuring follow up documentation, corrective action and implementation of preventative strategies.
• Evaluates, monitors and provides direction to programs under contract in accordance with Council approved policies/legislation, and ensures services are responsive, inclusive, developmentally appropriate and of high quality.
• Ensures compliance with service contracts, legislative requirements and service improvements through negotiation of action plans.
• Manages and provides advice and support to relevant stakeholder advisory committees, other community networks and political sub-committees.
• Represents the Division on cross divisional and intergovernmental initiatives and represents the unit in cross Divisional initiatives regarding information dissemination, policy/research issues and service planning.
• Prepares briefing notes and information for committee reports.
• Manages, plans and presents at community events such as local planning sessions and training and development conferences.
• Represents the Corporation and the Division on a variety of community groups and research groups, collaborates with child and family centre agencies, Boards of Education, municipal/provincial politicians and staff to ensure local service planning and delivery meets the needs of children, families and community.

Key Qualifications:

1. Post-secondary education in a relevant field (Public Policy and Administration, Community Development, Social Work, Early Childhood Education, etc.) or an equivalent combination of education combined with relevant experience. Graduate degree in relevant field an asset.
2. Extensive experience (10 plus years), and knowledge in community development with the ability to establish effective working relationships with a variety of community service and support agencies, politicians and other levels of government utilizing strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
3. Fluency in French or another second language would be considered an asset.
4. Considerable experience in project management and program development related to human services, including experience in managing multiple assignments and setting priorities
5. Considerable experience and knowledge in the development, monitoring and evaluation of programs of services for children and families through applied knowledge of child and human development theories and/or family support principles.
6. Experience in the evaluation of programs and services in a human services environment with respect to quality assurance, risk management and best practices to ensure performance outcomes, service objectives and program priorities are met.
7. Experience developing, interpreting, implementing, and ensuring compliance with contracts, policies and agreements.
8. Experience managing research projects, including data collection and statistical analysis.
9. Considerable knowledge and skills in research methodology, and policy and research tools to conduct research and analyze issues.
10. Ability to effectively identifying problems, proposing solutions and implementing decisions.
11. Excellent analytical skills with the ability to effectively identify problems, propose solutions and follow through with the implementation of decisions.
12. Proficiency using Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point, and the ability to utilize database software. Knowledge of the Children's Services Information System would be considered an asset.
13. Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to develop and deliver presentations to a variety of audiences.
14. Familiarity with Ontario Statutes, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Child Care and Early Years Act, Labour Relations Act, and other relevant legislation.
15. Sound knowledge of current issues and trends in the children’s services field and delivery of community services.
16. Lived experience as an Indigenous person highly desirable.
17. French language is an asset.

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