Program Supervisor - Child & Youth Care

Role Responsibilities

Ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of youth? Lac la Biche Youth Centre is seeking a dedicated Program Supervisor to lead a team in providing trauma-informed care for youth aged 12-17 with complex emotional and behavioral needs. If you're passionate about guiding and empowering both youth and staff in a collaborative environment, this role is for you!
 
As a Program Supervisor your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Program Leadership & Compliance: Lead and train staff to ensure compliance with legislation, ministry mandates, and agency policies while overseeing service delivery, case management, and care planning for children/youth.
• Team Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, supervise staff in implementing therapeutic interventions, and facilitate multidisciplinary programming to support youth well-being.
• Program Oversight & Development: Ensure programs align with ministry objectives, oversee quality control, and manage operational decision-making for multiple care programs.
• Staff Supervision & Performance Management: Lead and support staff, conduct performance evaluations, facilitate coaching conversations, and participate in recruitment.
• Client & Service Coordination: Ensure the well-being of children/youth, support crisis prevention and de-escalation, oversee risk assessments, and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders to enhance service delivery.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Strategic Planning: Liaise with advocacy groups, facilitate multidisciplinary meetings, support family engagement, and contribute to strategic program planning.

 
To thrive in this role, you excel at navigating team dynamics and collaborating seamlessly within diverse, multi-faceted teams. Your strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities—paired with expertise in change management and conflict resolution—will set you apart. If you have a keen ability to absorb information quickly and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, we want to hear from you!
 
You have a sound knowledge of therapeutic modalities applicable to the clients. An in-depth knowledge of CAC Standards, Outcome Evaluations, Best Practices, and Program Development is essential.  A sound knowledge and integration of agency philosophy, values, objectives, goals, policies, and procedures as well as Regional & Human Services Ministry objectives is an asset.

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:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

You will need the following competencies to be successful in this role:

• Agility – Demonstrated ability to manage and adapt to change. Ability to manage human, financial and physical resources within an operating environment.
• Drive for Results – Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others.
• Develop Self and Others – Proven ability to foster partnerships and to achieve organizational goals within an organization.
• Build Collaborative Environments – Strong track record in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop Networks – Ability to foster a climate of cooperation amongst, and build solid relationships with public agencies, government, committees and other partners.
• Systems Thinking – Effective leadership abilities combined with a strong commitment to operating within a team environment and the ability to motivate and inspire other to achieve common goals.
• Creative Problem Solving – Excellent analytical and decision-making skills

Qualifications

Related diploma or related degree (Child and Youth Care, Sociology, Psychology etc.) plus five years progressively responsible related experience as a Child & Youth Care Worker 2 (Team Lead) or 5 years of other supervisory experience in a related field.

Children Services is committed to delivering culturally appropriate services to Indigenous populations and we encourage applications from Indigenous candidates.
 
Assets:

• A high cultural competency in Indigenous experience
• Child and Youth Care Degree or Diploma
• Certification with the Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta is preferred.
• Related experience in a campus-based care setting, working with indigenous populations, working in youth homes, teacher, educational assistant, crisis intervention, family counselling, youth counselling, youth correction work, childcare program development (Teacher, Educational Assistant, Psychologist), trauma informed practice and behavioral therapy.
• First Aid Certificate and Suicide Prevention Certificate

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Hours of Work: This position works 38.75 hours per week.

Location: Lac la Biche, Alberta

Pre-Employment Requirements:

As part of the application process, final candidates will be required to complete and satisfactorily qualify on:

• Virtual multi-panel interview,
• Academic credential check,
• Professional and/or academic reference checks,
• Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector,
• Intervention Record Check,
• Alberta College of Social Workers Registration (if applicable)
• Provide a Current 5 Year Commercial Driver Abstract

Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Application Requirements: 

• In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience.
• Complete all pre-screening questions.
• Candidates will require a clear Intervention Record Check to be considered for the role (if not currently in the Child Intervention Delivery Services Branch).
• Please be advised that your current supervisor and manager will be contacted as references.

Role Requirements:

• Valid Class 5 driver’s license is required.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.