Aboriginal Head Start Manager

Skills:
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively supervise a team
- Excellent management skills, with a track record of achieving targets or reaching milestones
- Ability to communicate effectively and be familiar with Microsoft Office (Word, SharePoint, Excel and Outlook
- Must be well versed in cultural sensitivity and have an understanding and knowledge of Metis/Indigenous culture and traditions and historical issues impacting urban Indigenous families
- Help train, provide guidance and feedback regarding AHS to ECE's and aid with day-to day tasks if necessary

- Proven ability to show empathy and bond effectively with children and their families
- Exceptional administrative skills, including record keeping and report generation

Responsibilities:
- Provides supervision and support for Early Years Workers and supporting staff (Metis Elder, program leaders and assistant) and ensure excellence in services provided
- Ensure that services are strength based and build on the families capacity to take care of their own children as well as directing their own service plan. To include culturally relevant teachings, honoring every child's spiritual, and emotional well-being
- Directs and monitors the delivery of the Early Years Services Program to ensure that services provided are reflective of an integrated case management/wrap around service approach
- Ensures that program standards and guidelines as well as policies and procedures are updated and maintained
- Ensure good communication between front line staff and management
- Facilitates and participates in weekly case management team meetings
- Oversee referrals, intake and discharge planning
- Supervise and oversee the day to day performance of the team, including directing staff assignments and ensures that the delivery of services is coordinated and comprehensive to meet the goals and objectives of Early Years Service Program
- Collaborates, designs and develops programs to address the needs of the local community
- Supports team members in developing and facilitating early years service activities with children and parents attending the agency during drop-in times

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $30.00-$33.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kelowna, BC V1X 2W5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• ECE: 2 years (preferred)
• ECE management: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Michif (Metis) (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person