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Job Description / Duties

Specific Duties/Responsibilities
•Works collaboratively with other ACCS Community Centres in the coordination or sharing of best practices regarding programs, services, policies, and procedures
•Act as a champion and contribute to the leadership of the Centre, modeling personal excellence and supporting staff to incorporate value based decision making, adaptability, and innovation and initiative into their work
•Ensures the occupational health and safety of staff in the Centre, as per the City of Vancouver Safety Management System and BC’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and works closely with the ACCS Health & Safety Coordinator to establish a safe and healthy environment for staff, volunteers, patrons, and community members.
•Assists in the development and monitoring of an annual operating budget, including preparing annual minor and capital request submissions.
•Prepares reports on Centre programs/services as required; develops reports for funders and senior government
•Participates in the development of Centre codes of conduct, policies, procedures, programs, services and emergency response plans
•Ensuring optimal facility management, including ongoing maintenance and planned improvement
•Develops and implements plans and procedures to ensure the safety and security of the staff, patrons and facility and mitigate risk, in conjunction with the Senior Manager and Security Coordinator
•Responsible for Human Resource functions including hiring, training, performance management, attendance management and labour relations matters
•Represents the employer at grievance hearings and other employment related hearings such as arbitrations, Labour Board hearings, and Human Rights hearings
•Leads a service oriented culture and communicates with patrons to provide information and to respond to enquiries or complaints
•Works with the Senior Manager to build positive relations within the Downtown Eastside through community building activities
•Other duties/responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications / Required Skills

Minimum Position Requirements

Education and Experience

•University graduation with a degree in social sciences, recreation, leadership, adult education business administration or a related discipline
•A minimum of five years’ related experience in the social services field, in progressively senior positions, with at least two years’ experience in a management position. Five years’ management experience is preferred
•Experience managing in a unionized setting is considered an asset

Other requirements
•A current and valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License or higher and a Satisfactory driving record
•A clear employment check is a requirement of the position

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

This position requires the extensive knowledge of:
•Interests and needs of the patrons who face multiple barriers including poverty, mental health issues, physical disabilities, and/or drug or alcohol dependencies and who may be marginally housed or homeless
•Social issues of poverty, isolation, trauma, addiction, colonialism and the impacts of marginalization on community members, preferably within an urban context
•Volunteer programming, preferably for a disadvantaged and multicultural community
•Service procedures and requirements for social, recreational and health programs
•Violence prevention and crisis response practices and strategies

This position requires the following skills and abilities:
•Demonstrated ability to lead and manage employees by way of best practices in hiring, coaching, mentoring, training, and managing performance and attendance
•Demonstrated ability to establish goals and manage competing priorities
•Demonstrated ability to organize training and education to support professional practices for staff working with marginalized patrons
•Demonstrated ability to work with an unionized environment
•Demonstrated ability to promote, oversee and coordinate programs and services
•Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
•Demonstrated ability to prepare reports, proposals and monitor program expenditures
•Demonstrated ability to actively listen, reflect and reframe concerns or ideas and to work with people compassionately and tactfully
•Ability to operate consistently within the City’s values base and provide a positive role model for staff, volunteers and patrons
•Demonstrated collaboration skills to promote a positive environment and good morale
•Excellent leadership and team-building skills and the flexibility to adapt to a rapidly and challenging environment
•Ability to work in a respectful and positive manner, dealing with people compassionately and tactfully

Business Unit/Department: Arts, Culture and Community Services
Affiliation: Exempt
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Start Date: September 2020
Position End Date: September 2021
Application Close: August 6, 2020

Additional Information

At the City of Vancouver, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we so proudly serve. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous applicants, all genders, nationalities and persons with disabilities.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Contact Information

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