New Job Supervisor In Alberta

Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 38115

Ministry: Seniors, Community and Social Services

Location: Calgary

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 38.75 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: February 22, 2023

Classification: Subsidiary 06B1 3875 Rehabilitation 2

About Us

The Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) leads income, employment, disabilities and community-based supports, family violence prevention, and family & community support services. The ministry supports Albertans through a person-centred, integrated service delivery model that recognizes the unique circumstances, experiences and strengths of individuals and families.

Within the Disability Services Division, the Disability Policy branch leads program policy, innovation and statutory oversight and reporting for the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) and the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) programs, focusing on accountability/quality assurance, innovation and policy excellence.

For more information about Seniors, Community and Social Services, visit our website:

Role

The Team Supervisor supervises a group home team focused on enhancing quality of life for Individuals with developmentally disabilities. The Position participates in all facets of rehabilitation, care and program development to meet Individual’s needs and provincial rehabilitation professional standards such that Individuals are provided with a healthy/safe home environment. It advocates for Individuals to ensure their specific needs and interests are achieved as well as facilitating an optimum level of participation and personal fulfillment.

The position coordinates, plans, supervises operations and staff, administers treatments/medications, assists with frontline duties, and completes the administrative/financial duties required for the effective operation of a group home team.

• Enhanced quality of life for Individuals

• Directs rehabilitative programs using a holistic approach and works directly with the Individual in the group home toward meeting their needs and desires.
• Coordinates the creation, development, implementation and evaluation of plans, programs and activities for Individuals, both at home and in the community. Facilitates family involvement in these processes.
• Networks with community services and businesses on behalf of Individuals to create socially valued roles and opportunities for their participation in society.
• Discusses the Individuals’ health issues with Physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Monitors the health and well being of Individuals, administering medications and treatments. Evaluates, documents and adjusts medications/treatments as required.
• Monitors personal and healthcare procedures/practices to ensure they are in accordance with assessed needs/plans, established practices and procedures. Responds to emergency calls and requests for assistance.
• Monitors quality of care and of life, ensuring the needs of each Individual are addressed

• Quality home environment for Individuals

• Supervises direct care, healthcare support, auxiliary and group home staff including recruitment, orientation, ongoing training, scheduling, performance goals, performance evaluation, guidance, coaching/mentoring, dispute/conflict resolution and recommending disciplinary action.
• Supervises the daily operation and activities of the community living home including organizing the work, monitoring workload, coordination shift coverage and completing administrative duties (i.e. petty cash, supplies, authorizes expenses from trust accounts, etc.).
• Oversees all administrative activities necessary to support the team including budget, expenditures/purchasing, records management, asset inventory, roster development and menu planning.
  

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements Standards

Directly related two (2) year diploma or a degree related to the position assignment and two (2) years of related experience

The following will be considered Assets:

• Position must be skilled in supervising staff and have good communication, conflict resolution, interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
• Position works in a 24/7 environment hence shift work required.
• Position requires manual dexterity and the ability of moving and transferring Individuals.
• Drivers license required.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

If you haven’t included competency information in the “Role” section, you can include the critical competencies with examples of how they relate to the role being recruited to in this section; below is a list of the APS Competencies to assist you:

• Agility: you will need to provide results in a complex, diverse and changing environment.
• Drive for Results: you will work with your team to set goals and priorities and to deliver outcomes that are consistent with the direction of the department.
• Develop Self and Others: you will drive by example a team culture that is focused on continuous learning and growth and encourage self-development through experience sharing.
• Build Collaborative Environments: you will establish and maintain business relationships with clients, encourage or facilitate discussions and build long lasting relationships.
• Develop Networks: you will seek out input from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to solve complex problems and provide the best solutions.
• Systems thinking: you will consider the whole system when developing, evaluating and implementing process and technology change.
• Creative Problem Solving: Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Salary

$2,497.09 to $3,090.93 bi-weekly ($64,924 - $80,364/ year).

Notes

Hours of work are 38.75hours weekly. Successful candidate would be expected to work on weekend shift.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

Your cover letter and resume will be used as a screening tool to assess your written communication. An additional written assignment may be used as part of the screening process.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. Due to wait times to receive a completed Criminal Records Check (CRC) that includes Vulnerable Sector screening check, applicants that are invited for an interview are encouraged to request a completed CRC (level 1) that includes Vulnerable Sector screening check from their local RCMP/Police detachment prior to their interview. The CRC will only need to be provided upon request.

What we have to Offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service –
• Pension plans:
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) –
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreements.

How To Apply

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.

Resources for applicants:

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Nadine Uwimana at [email protected].

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check