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DIRECTOR, CHILD WELFARE OPERATIONS
Organization: Ministry of Children and Youth
Services
Division: Service Delivery
City: Toronto
Job Term: 1 Permanent
Job Code: SMG2 - Senior Mgmt Group 2
Salary: $115,000.00 - $131,450.00 Per Year
Posting Status: Open Targeted
Job ID: 68425 Apply Online
Are you a collaborative leader with a passion to serve, protect, and promote the
best interests of vulnerable children in Ontario? If so, consider this rewarding
leadership position at the Ministry of Children and Youth Services as Director, Child
Welfare Operations. You will make a difference by helping vulnerable children and
youth to reach their full potential if you are: a seasoned director who can build and
inspire a new team; work effectively with sector and policy partners, and bring data
and evidence to bear to improve short and long term outcomes through a culture of
accountability and continuous improvement.
What can I expect to do in this role?
As a key member of the senior management team, you will:
• Lead and direct oversight of child welfare delivery agencies (Children's Aid
Societies) including performance measurement and management.
• Provide business owner leadership of the Child Protection Information Network –
a new I&IT system to track and ensure children and youth entering or leaving the
child welfare system have a single record no matter where they live in Ontario.
• Improve service system management and outcomes for children and youth by
working effectively with regional offices, helping to implement policy priorities, and
in using data, analytics, and business intelligence to inform current and future
program and service system needs.
• Build and use stakeholder networks to ensure both an individual and sector-wide
approach to relationship management, an inclusive advisory process, and to
support and influence an expansive range of partners and stakeholders to effect
improved system and client outcomes and support transformation.
• Lead a process to strengthen the culture of accountability for service delivery
partners through performance monitoring and a continuous performance
improvement environment.
• Foster and promote a productive team environment, a culture of service
excellence, and create an inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible work place.
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How do I qualify?
Leadership
• You have proven director-level senior leadership experience directing specialized/
technical staff in complex, high profile settings, interfacing with a broad spectrum
of partners and stakeholders.
• You have proven abilities in providing strategic direction, formulating evidence-
based and financially sustainable solutions, establishing priorities and developing
and implementing policy and programs.
• You have led significant transformation in a diverse sector to achieve desired
outcomes.
• You are an inclusive leader who values service excellence and creates a culture of
diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace.
• You have demonstrated ability to deliver results in a complex and changing
environment with proven success in working horizontally to deliver results.
Technical Skills / Change Management
• You have knowledge of social services to provide leadership for the development
of policy and program initiatives.
• You have demonstrated experience identifying opportunities for change and
championing ideas that led to improved service delivery and better client outcomes.
• You have proven success in leading the implementation of performance metrics
and analytics to ensure accountability for results and to identify trends and risks.
• You have strong governance skills to oversee the effective delivery of a large
transfer payment sector.
Communication and Stakeholder Relations
• You have experience engaging and negotiating with a diverse range of
stakeholders and partners including Aboriginal leaders to communicate, influence,
facilitate solutions and have built consensus across a broad spectrum of interests
and issues.
• You have superior political acuity with success in managing issues and mitigating
risks on day to day issues as well as leading change and transformation.
Additional information:
Address: ● 1 Permanent, 56 Wellesley St, Toronto, Toronto
Region
Compensation Group: Senior Management Group
Schedule:
Category: Senior Management
Posted on: Thursday, July 31, 2014
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● The Ontario Public Service has been chosen as one of:
• Canada's Top 100 Employers
• Greater Toronto's Top 90 Employers
• Canada's Best Diversity Employers
• Canada's Greenest Employer
• Top Employer for Canadians under40
We offer:
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
• Comprehensive Health Plan
• Life and Disability insurance
• A progressive work environment that promotes a work/life balance
• Flexible learning and development opportunities including online, training
and mentorship programs
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization through a wide
range of career fields
How to apply:
1. You must apply online by visiting www.ontario.ca/careers. You must
enter the job ID number in the Job ID search field to locate the job ad.
2. Your cover letter and résumé combined should not exceed five (5) pages.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job
ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the
requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when
applying.
5. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in
the recruitment process, contact the Executive Talent Search Unit at
careersexecutive@ontario.ca.
Applicants to this competition may also be considered for other executive
opportunities within the OPS.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public
Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body
must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment
with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held,
dates of employment and any active restrictions from being rehired by the
Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-
specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former
employee from applying and/or accepting a position with the Ontario
Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from applying
and/or accepting a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-
determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an
employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, August 15, 2014 11:59 pm EDT.
Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an
interview will be contacted.
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