Director of Child + Family Services

Our client, Stoney Nakoda Nations, is seeking a Director of Child + Family Services to join their Leadership Team.
Are you looking for a chance to make a difference? Do you have a passion for helping children and families? Would you like a career opportunity that is driving distance from Calgary and close to Banff? Do you have a strong understanding of First Nation community and family structure, customs and traditions? Do you have experience working with Child Intervention (CI) programs? If so, keep reading! This could be the next stage of your career!

Position Profile:
Reporting to the Tribal Administrator and with accountability to the Board of Directors, the Director CFS is responsible for the overall leadership of the delivery of a collection of Child Intervention (CI) programs and services. This includes programs and services provided and by contracted external program providers, therapeutic campus-based care facilities, and foster parents. Stoney Child + Family Services supports the three Stoney Nakoda Nations’ communities of Bighorn, Eden Valley and Mini Thni.
The Director CFS provides leadership by implementing strategies and procedures that ensure quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives are carried out, including adherence to standards. The Director CFS plans and forecasts to ensure cross-training and back-ups are available to sustain consistent and continuous program and service delivery. Stoney Nakoda Child & Family Services is considered an essential service, so this role assumes a rotational on-call schedule to ensure the Category-4 needs of clients are met on a 24/7 basis.
Key Attributes
• Comprehensive knowledge of child intervention practice, quality assurance systems development and environmental issues impacting the delivery of services, including Indigenous models of intervention.
• Flexibility and adaptability to be called in to address a broad range of operational situations and issues and make decisions on how to proceed.
• Broad and comprehensive knowledge about relevant CI legislation, strategic priorities and goals, and operational processes.
• Exercise knowledge of the Stoney Nakoda Culture, protocols and approaches that can bridge CI programs and services.
• Broad knowledge of Signs of Safety and tools along with practical experience.
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of Indigenous history, issues, and aspirations with knowledge of Metis, Inuit and First Nations Governance.
• Ability to anticipate and lead teams in response to organizational changes or operational events
• Knowledge of organizational and change leadership theories and management styles and human resources management.
• Strategize and create effective operational plans including financial, technological, and human resource components.
• Fiscal management including budget and forecasting procedures, contract and procurements including negotiating and evaluating agreements.

Education & Experience

• Graduate/Undergraduate degree (e.g., humanities, public administration, social work)
• Master of Social Work is preferred
• Several years' experience in delivery of CI programs and services as well as experience managing teams in multi-stakeholder environments; an equivalent mix of education and experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of governance with First Nation communities is required
• Robust understanding of First Nation community and family structure, customs and traditions

Skills & Abilities

• Project management processes, methodologies, principles, and techniques.
• High level of political acumen.
• High level dispute resolution skills and approaches.
• Well-developed relationship-building skills
• Demonstrated ability to think analytically, evaluate and assess information.
• Superior decision-making skills.
• Highly developed critical thinking skills with ability to identify key issues, develop innovative solutions and promote commitment to new approaches.
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to speak Stoney considered an asset