Manager of Youth Services

Our Place Peel is a growing, community-based, non-profit charitable organization that is focused on providing shelter and outreach support for homeless and disadvantaged youth aged 16-24 in the Region of Peel. We are a leading organization recognized in the community for our commitment to providing youth in need with a safe environment and access to services to help them achieve independence and foster growth.

Guided by the Housing First for Youth philosophy, our programs prioritize safe, stable housing as the foundation for positive youth development. We support young people living in our housing programs by offering individualized, youth-driven services that address both immediate needs and long-term goals. Through holistic supports focused on self-sufficiency, community integration, and skill-building, we empower youth to successfully transition to and sustain independent living.

Our Place Peel’s mission is to empower youth through prevention, intervention, shelter, and community partnerships – fostering healing, growth, and lasting housing stability. Our vision is to ensure every youth has a safe, stable place to live.

• Paid Time off
• Casual Dress
• On-site parking
• Training and education allowance
• 100% employer paid benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Opportunities for Growth!

Reporting to the Director of Youth Services and Wellness, you will guide the work of a multidisciplinary team including mental health and addictions specialists and intensive case managers. You will manage all clinical services and intensive case management functions at Our Place Peel, including crisis response services, individual and group clinical interventions, housing stabilization supports, and youth-centered case management. You will work with the Director to implement and maintain integrated practice standards informed by Assertive Community Treatment, Housing First for Youth, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care principles.

You will drive effective service coordination for youth with complex needs across organizational service areas, including central intake, shelter, housing, prevention services, and community partnerships.

The Manager of Youth Services will lead, elevate, engage and deliver the innovative and highly effective supports based on the following:

• Trauma-Informed Principles
• Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning
• Relationship-Centered Approach
• Strengths-Based & Anti-Oppressive Approach
• Housing First and Harm Reduction Philosophy
• Multidisciplinary and Coordinated Care
• Cultural Sensitivity & Intersectionality
• Ongoing Supervision and Reflective Practice
• Advocacy and Systems Navigation
• Aftercare Support and Evaluation

Working within a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and harm reduction framework, the Manager of Youth Services supports a continuum of intervention services that promote housing stability, wellness, mental health recovery, and long-term positive outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness.

• Lead integrated programs and services. Using Assertive Community Treatment, Housing First for Youth, and Harm Reduction principles and best practices, you will develop and manage the delivery of integrated and coordinated supports for youth (ages 16-24) receiving services from Our Place Peel. Overseeing a team of mental health and addictions specialists and intensive case managers, you will shape and evolve the team's vision, philosophy, and objectives while managing projects that align internal operations with the evolving landscape of wraparound support for youth experiencing homelessness.
  
  Programs in this portfolio include the following:
• Clinical interventions – You will oversee the delivery of rapid crisis response, mental…