Manager: Foster Care and Respite Care Connect

About this position

Manager

FOSTER CARE AND RESPITE CARE CONNECTION

Full Time, Permanent

ENVIROS - Who We Are:

Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults, and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.

Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.

Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.

Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other leading practices.

Why People Choose Enviros

Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.

The Program – Foster Care and respite Care connection

Foster Care Program – Enviros Foster Care program offers care to 72 children involved in Child Intervention Services. Foster Care provides children with a safe, nurturing, temporary home with foster parents who are trained in providing a home environment and supports through a trauma informed lens and practice. Caregivers are support through our foster care support workers and a program supervisor.

Respite Care Connection – Enviros Respite Care Connection offers recreational respite groups and individualized programming for children (6-17yrs of age) with developmental disabilities throughout the year depending on needs identified within the community. In providing increased supervision and a variety of activities persons served are able to have a successful outing in the community, develop skills and provide respite for them and their family.

The Position – Manager

The Manager is involved in all aspects of programming, service development and delivery, staffing, community connection, team development, and supporting best practice for Community Services. The role is dynamic in working onsite with programs, as well as contributing to the agency Management and Leadership teams.

For Consideration Applicants Will Need to Demonstrate the Following

The successful applicant will have an understanding of Children’s Services, and Child/Youth based programming. Applicant must be able to work with multiple community partners and stakeholders.

• Degree/Diploma in the Human Service field
• Minimally 3-5 years’ experience in leadership roles
• Experience in program development, management, and program oversite
• A current criminal record check including vulnerable sector (completed within the last 6 months)
• A current Alberta Intervention Record check (completed within the last 12 months)

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