Director, Child Family Wellbeing

The Government of Nova Scotia•HALIFAX, NS

6d•CA$123,509 - CA$154,437•Onsite

About The Position

As a Director, Child and Family Wellbeing, you will play a key leadership role in shaping the future of child and family wellbeing services in Nova Scotia. This is a role where you can make a real and lasting difference. You will lead the development of policies, programs, and strategic initiatives that support children, youth, families and communities. This includes guiding system-wide improvements, supporting service delivery, and helping to create more preventative, equitable, innovative and community-focused approaches. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful, province-wide transformation, influence policy, practice, and long-term outcomes, work collaboratively across government and with community partners, and support and develop a team of skilled professionals. Your work will have a direct and lasting impact on children, youth, families, communities, and departmental staff across Nova Scotia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work.
Eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
Several years of progressive leadership experience in the delivery or oversight of social services and programs.
Leading people, teams, or programs.
Supporting others in their growth and development.
Leading through change and transformation.
Excellent people skills and personal resilience.
Demonstrated ability to lead both people and system-level initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships across organizations and communities.
Demonstrated ability to apply an equity and inclusion lens in decision-making and service design.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and translate ideas into action.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in developing or implementing public policy.
Experience working across multiple sectors (e.g., health, justice, education).
In-depth knowledge of Nova Scotia’s legislation, programs, and policies relevant to child and family wellbeing.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for child and family wellbeing policy, programs, and practice.
Lead the development and implementation of policies and guidelines that shape services across the province.
Support the ongoing development and enhancement of the delivery of services to promote child and family wellbeing.
Guide system transformation initiatives, including shifts toward preventative and community-based approaches.
Provide advice and recommendations to senior leadership and government decision-makers.
Build and maintain strong partnerships with other government partners, communities, and service providers.
Lead, coach, and support a team, focusing on learning, growth, and strong performance.
Monitor trends, risks, opportunities and emerging needs to inform policy and program design, development and decisions.
Model and support the implementation of the child and family wellbeing practice framework.