Care Home Manager

Healing Home Supervisor - Kookums House
Come grow with us walk along side people in our community as we grow strong & resilient together. 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.
The Link requires an experienced Healing Home Supervisor for a full time position in our Kookums Healing Home. The Supervisor coordinates and assists 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 our strategic drivers of becoming youth-centric a center of excellence and building culturally safe services and programs. They do this through thoughtful leadership and effective mentorship of staff as they work to support the youth to engage in healthy activities and develop their own positive trauma-informed strength-based addition the supervisor is responsible for collaborating across various systems to ensure that outcomes are in the best interest of the youth in various programs and align with the overall mission and purpose of the program. The Supervisor must work from a person-centered non-judgmental trauma-informed strength-based perspective.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :of the Healing Home Supervisor include but are not limited to:
In consultation and collaboration with the Leadership and Operational teams the Healing Home Supervisor coordinates and implements strategies plans programs projects tools data and reports.
Represents The Link: Youth and Family Supports both externally as well as internally.
Workplace Safety and Health Act adhering to Public Health Orders (COVID-19) Human Rights Act Department of Families Licensing Standards).
The Healing Home Supervisor will be responsible for the performance and attendance management of staff.
Implements program policies.
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 requests.
Attends team meetings and training as required.
Post-secondary education in Human Services or a combination of education work experience and lived experience may be considered
Demonstrated understanding and appreciation for issues and concerns of Indigenous peoples within a child welfare environment
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
Business management and public relations training preferred but not required
Knowledge of systems for children in care school family functioning and child welfare preferred
Knowledge of strength-based philosophy and knowledge of Indigenous culture and language preferred
Satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search a clear Child Abuse Registry Check with acceptable Prior Contact Check outcomes and a clear Adult Abuse Registry check; ASIST Certificate (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) and/or any de-escalation training preferred;
The Link Commit 2 Kids Training;
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. Valid drivers license and use of personal vehicle is a requirement for this position**
HOURS OF WORK: This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week and required to work a variety of shifts including days evenings weekends and holidays.

Salary :$25.00 per hour with a benefit package pension plan paid sick leave vacation and paid personal leave days
All applicants are encouraged to apply however first consideration for this competition will be given to indigenous people.