Manager, Community Inclusion

Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion•Burnaby, BC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) is seeking a Manager, Community Inclusion to support people with disabilities. This role is central to ensuring the development and delivery of quality services, sustaining effective partnerships with families, and building communities where everyone belongs. BACI has created an opportunity that will focus on the revisioning, development, and delivery of a constellation of community inclusion services. This opportunity is suitable for a candidate excited by the prospect of sustaining existing service quality while developing and overseeing new options and practices. The role aims to propel services toward achieving the intended life impact that BACI, those served, and their networks seek.

Requirements

Bachelor level degree related to position purpose (Equivalence of education and experience may be accepted).
Minimum 5 years working in a community setting with adults, youth, and children with disabilities.
Minimum 2 years in a leadership role within a social service setting.
Superior ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Experience in budget preparation and in exercising financial control.
Experience and commitment to the provision of individualized support to people with disabilities and their families.
Criminal Record Search.
T.B. Test Clearance.
Physician's letter stating that the prospective employee's health is sufficient for the job.
Valid B.C. driver’s license and an insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver quality services.
Sustain effective partnerships with families.
Build communities where everyone belongs.
Oversee new options and practices in community inclusion services.
Develop and maintain positive and functional relationships with management team members.
Build trusting and effective relationships with those receiving service and their families.
Articulate the organization’s strategic vision to staff.
Plan and implement actions to support staff in furthering the strategic vision.
Direct and monitor staff performance.
Communicate effectively and build positive relationships with funders, regulatory bodies, business partners, government, advocacy groups, and co-service providers.
Implement practices consistent with policy and inspired by the organization’s vision, mission, and mandate.
Initiate and lead service evaluation and improvement schemes.
Participate in Strategic Planning with the Management Team, Senior Managers, Co-Chief Executive Officers, and Board of Directors.
Develop and implement service area action plans associated with strategic planning.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of action plans.
Identify the needs and expectations of service recipients and their families and develop new services or approaches to meet their needs.
Identify problems, seek solutions, and implement effective remedy schemes.
Make, implement, and communicate decisions effectively.
Understand the landscape of the community living movement and identify trends, anticipate opportunities, and form partnerships.
Contribute to the preparation of annual operating budgets for the service area.
Administer the service area's operating and capital budgets.
Manage all of the service area’s contracts for service.
Oversee all aspects of the service area’s human resource practice, including staff recruitment, selection, hiring, supervision, performance evaluation, and management.
Develop clearly defined and delegated roles and responsibilities for human resource management with Coordinators and Supervisors.
Establish effective monitoring and evaluation systems for human resources.
Communicate effectively with Senior Managers, other Managers, Coordinators, and Supervisors.
Implement and maintain systems to ensure the physical maintenance of all service area premises meet internal and external standards.
Implement and maintain systems to ensure that all health and safety regulations are met.