Manager, Employment Programs

Position Title
:
Manager, Employment Programs (Church Location)

Locations
: 355 Church Street, Unit 201, Toronto, ON, and with the possibility of working at any of our other locations as needed.

Vacancy
:
Existing

Vacancy number
: MGT-0006

Number of openings
: 1

Hours
:
Full-time, In-person, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This position also requires working outside of regular operational hours including evenings and weekends

Classification
:
Permanent - Full Time

Salary Range: $65,000 - $78,000

Reports to: Senior Manager, Employment and Training Programs

Final date to receive applications
:
Ongoing

NEW believes the future of Employment Services requires a deep commitment to trauma informed counselling and personalized care. We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader with experience in the social impact sector who can help us transform our work, grow our team and move from a transactional approach to a relational one with our employment programs and services.

If you are motivated by building a team, experimenting with processes and new ideas, leading through change and hitting your targets, then please keep reading!

• An entrepreneurial mindset, with a strong understanding of the foundations of change management, and demonstrated experience leading in a dynamic environment
• Is vision and mission oriented, with the “grit” to see the long-term picture and bumpy road of success
• Believes in the power of social programs as a means to help people build a better life
• Flexible, responsive, and open to new ways of thinking and problem-solving and a willingness to learn
• Has a strong affinity (and even a passion) for data and how it can be used to inform operational decision making and strategic business case development
• Understanding of case management approaches to care and program delivery is ideal
• Strong understanding of how trauma can impact a person’s quality of life and barriers to employment
• Believes that collaboration is the name of the game to get things done
• Leadership experience in social impact, non-profit, and can demonstrate how this experience relates to the role
• Has Program Leadership and Management:
  This individual will have taken a hands‑on approach in leading a variety of initiatives while supervising various team members. The ideal candidate will have a track record of effectively leading a performance‑based and outcome‑based program and team.
• Has Team Building and Development experience :
  The successful candidate will have recruited, managed, and developed a strong team of staff. This individual will serve as a “player/coach” to motivate and mentor their team.
• Exceptional Communication and Influencing
  
  Skills:
  
  As a voice/advocate of NEW’s Employment Services, the Manager will have strong written and verbal communication skills. They will be a persuasive, credible, and polished communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.

• Lead the day-to-day operations of NEW’s Integrated Employment Services (IES) and programs including managing staff at all of NEW’S IES Sites.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive operational plan detailing goals, objectives, and performance standards for both programs
• Oversee and monitor programs budgets, and submit financial reports to the Senior Manager and funders
• Support the transformation to a data driven, case management and training approach to Employment Services
• Build a high performing team to align with the organization’s strategic direction for transformation
• Instill a climate of success within the team by strong, supportive leadership and a positive attitude to facilitate a client centred approach to care
• Support the leadership team with developing and implementing a strategic plan for the Integrated Employment Services
• Develop service accountability framework to implement quality improvement and provides a consistent approach to program delivery across multiple sites
• Responsible for the supervision and management of the data management software(s)
• Complete and submit monitoring and narrative reports to the Ministry as well as Business Plans and other required…