Child & Family Wellbeing Specialist: Strengthening Children, Youth, Families & Community

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Competition # :50300

Department:Opportunities and Social Development

Location:HALIFAX

Type of Employment:Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:09-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

At the Department of Opportunities and Social Development (OSD) , we are a large and diverse department providing a broad portfolio of programs and services including Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW), Income Assistance (IA), Supportive Housing and Homelessness, and the Disability Support Program (DSP).

Through our services, we advocate and help vulnerable Nova Scotians be independent, self-reliant, and secure. We work collaboratively across the province with a strong, dedicated network of supports and staff to achieve desired and shared outcomes for all.

Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW):
Strengthening Children, Youth, Families & Community represents a coordinated and comprehensive range of programs and services delivered by community-based service providers that promote the safety, wellbeing of children, youth, and families. These includes parent/family, youth, family violence and sexual violence prevention and intervention programs within community contexts.

The CFW Specialist:
Strengthening Children, Youth & Families & Communities is accountable for contributing to and providing recommendations for the development, planning, interpretation and application of effective CFW:
Strengthening Children, Youth, Families & Communities programs, program standards, and policies and procedures to ensure the coordinated delivery of culturally attentive and responsive programs and services.

This includes providing program and practice leadership and support to regional community-based programs to enhance and improve outcomes for vulnerable and at-risk children, youth and their families as well as consultation and advice to the internal Child & Family Wellbeing service delivery system, particularly as it pertains to Strengthening Children, Youth, Families, and Community programs.

Reporting to the Director, Child and Family Wellbeing:
Strengthening Children, Youth, Families and Community, this position provides leadership, functional direction, consultation, and support in promoting and implementing the vision, principles, and practice standards of the Child and Family Wellbeing Practice Framework.

As the Specialist, you contribute to the consistent, effective, and efficient delivery of Child & Family Wellbeing:
Strengthening Children, Youth, Families & Community programs.

Key responsibilities include:

• interpreting and clarifying legislation, program standards, policies, procedures and the Child & Family Wellbeing Practice Framework to CFW Managers, Supervisors, Social Workers, other CFW team members, community partners and service providers to ensure the delivery of human centered programs and services in alignment with the Children and Family Services Act, Adoption Records Act and the Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Children, Youth, and Families.
• providing expert advice, program performance and outcome results, and other statistical data related to Child & Family Wellbeing:
  Strengthening Children, Youth, Family & Community programs in your region to senior management.
• fostering community collaboration/program support and development, by advising and consulting with community service providers in the region on collaborative delivery of services which promote the safety and well-being of children, youth and families.
• providing support and consultation to program professionals, supervisors, and managers to support access to Child & Family Wellbeing:
  Strengthening Children, Youth, Families & Community programs, supports, and services in a coordinated and timely manner.
• facilitating effective communication within the service delivery continuum, and between service delivery and program and service delivery and community-based service providers.
• acting as liaison with program divisions in head office on all matters related to policy, program development, standards, delivery models, and system enhancements.
• researching and preparing case-specific briefing notes, letters, and Ministerial Inquiry responses.

You have a bachelor’s degree in clinical areas related to health and/or social science or other related fields; a related master’s degree will be considered an asset.

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