Manager, Indigenous Services & Partners

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If you are looking for an opportunity to contribute your experience, knowledge, and passion in a meaningful way, CLBC is the place for you!

Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) is a Crown corporation responsible for arranging supports and services for adults with developmental disabilities and their families. CLBC staff strive to advance the vision of Communities of belonging, lives with connection. More than just a job, CLBC is about compassion, commitment, contribution, collaboration, and community.

The purpose of the Indigenous Relations Department is to plan, support, coordinate and advance Cultural Safety through research & development, continuous business improvement initiatives, and priorities identified by Indigenous Advisory Committee, Leadership, or provincial mandate.

The Role:
As the Manager, Indigenous Services & Partnerships at CLBC, you will provide province-wide leadership, working closely with Head Office Departments and Regional Operations to develop innovative approaches to advancing CLBC's relationships with First Nations, Metis, Inuit, partners and Urban indigenous agencies. In this dynamic position, you will focus on service design and Indigenous partner engagement to meet CLBC's goal of Service Delivery to Support Cultural Safety. This includes Service Design & Improvement to meet Indigenous Priorities within our mandate and sector, through quality improvement activities, change management, research, and evaluation, and advising CLBC on smooth implementation.

Duties include:

• Establishing and sustaining effective working relationships with First Nations, Metis, and Indigenous organizations, key provincial organizations, and authorities in BC.
• Designing and implementing strategies aimed at raising CLBC's profile with Indigenous Partners and Service Organizations ensuring that they have a comprehensive understanding of CLBC's service model.
• Responsible for the Indigenous Services Canada file which includes liaison with MSDPR and Indigenous Services Canada.
• Identifying service design and improvement strategies and assess service effectiveness to enable CLBC to work effectively to meet the needs of Indigenous priorities within our mandate and sector.
• Mentoring and supporting team members including supporting cross team collaboration, development of a positive learning organizational culture within and across teams and building the capacity of team members to demonstrate leadership and fulfil the team's mandate.
• Providing leadership and direction to a growing team of Indigenous focused facilitators including recruitment, training, performance management, leave approvals, discipline and responding to staff grievances.

You will also be responsible for supervising a growing team with involvement in recruitment, onboarding, and supervision.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a related field and preferably a minimum five years' experience working in both the government systems and with Indigenous Peoples in the community
• Preference for 1-3 years of management/leadership experience. An understanding of the various jurisdictions is critical.

Location: Utilizing a hybrid working model, this position combines on-site office work with work-from-home flexibility.

Travel: Regular overnight travel as required to all communities within the catchment area of Community Living BC. Use of own vehicle on expenses. Possession of a Class 5 driver's license and a clean driver's abstract is required.

Benefits:
You will receive a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• extended health and dental
• a BC Public Service Pension plan
• generous vacation and special leave to help you achieve work/life balance
• personal days
• paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• life insurance, salary protection for sick days, and if needed, long-term disability
• Wellness supports, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program, and a health and wellness incentive program.
• Professional development programs provide continuous learning and the opportunity for professional development and skill-building

Additional Info:
This position is posted to fill a new vacancy
Term/Status: Permanent/Full time
Classification/Salary: Under review

The health and safety of our team and communities is paramount to CLBC. Accordingly, we require anyone joining our team to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination.

Closing date: January 4, 2023! Submit a resume and cover letter through our online application system to the attention of Jaimie Willows. Resumes received by other methods will not be considered.

Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record review check.

Community Living BC is an equal opportunity employer.