Manager of Family and Children's Services
| Details | Position |
|---|---|
| Position: | Manager of Family and Children's Services |
| Competition number: | 2025-65 |
| Location: | Human Services – Oxford County Administrative Building |
| Employment Status: | Permanent Full-Time |
| Reporting to: | Director of Human Services |
| Union affiliation: | Non-Union |
| Wage range: | $127,327.20-$159,159.00/Annually |
| Hours of work | 35 |
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Flexible Work Arrangements, including hybrid work
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits plan effective immediately
- OMERS defined benefit pension plan effective immediately
- Competitive Vacation and Sick Leave policies
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities
POSITION SUMMARY
The Manager of Family and Children's Services ensures the effective development, management and administration of the Licensed Child Care and Early Years System in the County. This includes licenced childcare funding and wage subsidy, program funding, special needs resourcing, EarlyON Child and Family centres, and the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Post-secondary education in Childhood Studies, Early Childhood Education, Social Services, Public Administration or related discipline. Relevant experience will also be considered
- Demonstrated experience managing and implementing Ministry-funded child and family programs, , preferably with four (4) to six (6) years of related management experience.
- Knowledge of federal and provincial legislation governing all areas of child care and early years programs and services and related directives, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Experience working in a team-based environment with a visionary approach to quality outcomes and efficient delivery of a broad range of social programmes.
- Excellent management and leadership abilities including the ability to manage and direct in a unionized environment, solid communication skills, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others.
- Valid Ontario driver’s license.
MORE INFORMATION:
- For detailed information regarding this position download the Job Profile.
POSTING DATE: Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025, by 4pm
TO APPLY:
Interested persons may submit their cover letter & resumes for posted positions in a Word or PDF format by email to hr@oxfordcounty.ca. Please note that we only accept electronic resumes in response to a posted competition. Please include the position title and competition number in the subject line of your email.Please note: we do not keep resumes on file.
Oxford County is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the Corporation. Oxford County promotes representational and employment equity to represent and serve our communities well. Oxford County is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including women, racialized persons, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and other equity-seeking groups.
Oxford County is committed to fostering an accessible and equitable recruitment process for all applicants. The County will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure the applicant’s full participation if requested.
In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, resumes are only accepted in response to advertised vacancies and will be used for the purposes of determining eligibility for employment only. We appreciate all resumes, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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