Child Intervention Supervisor

Role Responsibilities

If you are ready for a new adventure where you will lead casework practice and a team that strives for the pursuit of excellence in providing services to children, youth, and families. Step forward and start your journey in the North Region as a Child Intervention Supervisor.

As a Child Intervention Supervisor on the Metis Settlement team, you will support the alignment of casework practice by following the direction and working towards the operational goals of the Ministry of Children and Family Services. Your dynamic leadership will demonstrate your talents and enthusiasm to coach, mentor and guide your team within the child intervention practice framework, signs of safety, as well as Intake and Safety Phase Workflow while working collaboratively with Metis families and community stakeholders.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Sound practice and the ability to prioritize multiple projects and assignments that decisions support the safety for children, youth, and families.
• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills that enhance your ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated collaboration with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities by reflecting the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, An Act Respecting First Nation, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families while ensuring compliance with Child and Youth Family Enhancement Act.
• Exceptional team building skills that maintain and enhance strong and effective teams who embrace change.
• The ability to empower a team and provide direction and support for inclusive practices, build strength in the delivery of services in accordance with the accepted practices and within the guidelines of legislation, regulations, policy, and procedures.
• Build staff capacity to support critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills and apply a trauma-informed practice lens.
• The ability to engage a team by setting individual and unit goals by providing ongoing case consultation and practice supervision.
• Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching, and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others.
• The Child Intervention Practitioner competencies with consistency at an advanced level of proficiency, according to the Child Intervention Practice Framework Principles, to provide practice supervision to CI staff.  
• Engaging in and fostering active listening, creating an atmosphere of respect and positive problem solving.
• Ensuring one’s verbal and non-verbal communication is congruent.  Demonstrating an awareness of the impact of one’s communication in both oral and written form.
• Demonstrated ability for problem solving, conflict resolution and collaboration with diverse communities and leadership while exercising the highest levels of tact, diplomacy and discretion.

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APS Competentices

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.

The following Child Intervention Framework competencies are essential for success in this role:

• CI Practitioner Competencies: Performing the Child Intervention Practitioner competencies with consistency at an advanced level of proficiency, according to the Child Intervention Practice Framework Principles, to provide practice supervision to CI staff.  
• Mindfulness and Self-reflection: Being intentionally aware, focused, and present in the moment; continuously assessing, without reaction and judgement, one’s emotions and actions to guide one’s thinking and behavior.
• Outcome Oriented: Maintaining a working knowledge of the CIPF Principles, CI outcomes and priorities. Demonstrates the ability to lead with a focus on CI outcomes and ensure the work of one’s team is in alignment with these outcomes. Demonstrates commitment to the CI outcomes and priorities by role modeling responsibility for decisions and accountability for results.
• Engaging Others: Building a foundation of trust and respect to engage staff and inspire, empower, support, coach, and mentor. Building relationships individually and as a team to create a positive working environment and to achieve the best possible CI outcome.  
• Leading Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate ability to seek out opportunities for innovation and creatively problem solve. Support staff through implementing organizational initiatives. Operate with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to implement learnings and achieving outcomes for children and families.
• Enabling others Growth and Development: Guiding others to strengthen their professional ability and CI practice and fostering a climate of learning and self-reflection.
• Communication: Engaging in and fostering active listening, creating an atmosphere of respect and positive problem solving. Ensuring one’s verbal and non-verbal communication is congruent. Demonstrating an awareness of the impact of one’s communication in both oral and written form.

Qualifications

Requirements:  Bachelor of Social Work or Social Work Diploma and 3 years of related experience.

The successful candidate must be Delegated Category 7 under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in Alberta and must have the related skills, abilities, knowledge and experience to be delegated. Additionally, there is an expectation for this position to provide on-call/afterhours services on a regular basis as part of their delegated duties under the CYFEA.

Equivalencies: 

• Master of Social Work and 2 years of related experience;  OR
• a related university degree and 5 years related experience;  OR
• a related diploma and 6 years related experience;  OR
• a related certificate and 7 years related experience.   
  
  

Related university degree includes: Bachelor of Child Studies/Child & Youth Care, BA Education, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Human Services, BA/BSc Psychology, BA Sociology, Bachelor of Community Rehab, BSc. Family Studies/Human Ecology, BA Early Child Development, Bachelor of Indigenous Studies. 

Related diploma includes: Addictions/Counseling Diploma, Child and Youth Care Diploma, Human Services Diploma and Criminal Justice Diploma. 

Related experience includes: Case management and planning in a child intervention setting; crisis intervention and protection work; supporting foster and kinship care programs; family preservation and family support; counseling youth and families; knowledge of community connections and socially inclusive environments; as well as experience and understanding of Indigenous peoples, various cultures, community connections, and socially inclusive environments.   

Assets: 

• Sound understanding of child intervention legislation, policy, practice, and workflow.  
• Knowledge and ability to draw upon an Act Respecting First Nation, Metis and Inuit Children, Youth and Families and how it relates to intervention practice.  
• Actively engage with First Nations and Metis communities, cultural traditions and practices, and awareness of protocols and customs.  
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with Indigenous communities and DFNA partners.  
• Experience managing a caseload with minimal supervision.

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:  Monday to Friday – 36.25 hours per week. 

Role Requirements: 

• This position will provide on-call/after-hours services on a regular basis as part of their delegated duties under the CYFEA.
• Current or previously Delegated Category 7 under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act in Alberta.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have completed the Foundations, and Relationship and Culture pathways in the Ministry’s ICUF.  
• Travel will be required in this role; therefore, final candidates for this position will be asked to provide a current 5-year commercial driver’s abstract. Candidates may also be required to use their own vehicle when government fleet vehicles are not available. Appropriate insurance is required.
• Successful candidate will require a clear Intervention Record Check (IRC) + Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check (CRC VS) to be considered for the role.
• An academic check will be completed
• Please be advised that your current supervisor and manager will be contacted as references.
• As per the Health Professions Act, successful applicants must be registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) to be eligible for this position, if:
  • They have a degree in social work from any university in North America that is accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) or the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); or they have graduated from an approved social work diploma program in Alberta.
  • They have, within the last five years, been a registered, certified, or licensed social worker in another province or with a member of the Association of Social Work Boards.

Notes Cont'd

Application Requirements:  As part of the application process, you are required to:

• Complete all pre-screen questions.
• A cover letter outlining why you are applying to this role and how your experience relates to the qualifications is required.
• Complete any applicable pre-employment documentation requirements.
• In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 – June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

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.
The following programs are available for GoA employees living and working in northern Alberta and details can be found at: https://www.alberta.ca/premium-pay-directive .
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.