Manager
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
$38.60 per hour · Full-time
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Date: Oct 8, 2026
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
Company: Lookout Housing and Health Society
Employment Status
Full Time - Temporary until incumbent return
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We provide housing and a range of support services to adults with low or no income who have few, if any, housing or support options. Because the people we serve have challenges meeting basic needs and goals, we place minimal barriers between them and our services. For more information about Lookout, please visit www.lookoutsociety.ca
Location
Hsg Savoy Hotel
15 minute walk from Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain Station
Days and Hours of work
The schedule for this position is an average Monday through Friday 40 hour work week with an occasional requirement to work additional hours in order to meet deadlines.
Salary
$38.60 per hour
Job Summary
The Manager is responsible for the oversight of Hsg Savoy Hotel, Cordova Residence, and Sakura So, ensuring all clientele receive the pertinent service.
Salary will be negotiated depending on experience and qualifications, and includes a benefits and pension plan. Use of a vehicle is required to travel between sites. Manager is responsible for complying with and contributing to all aspects of health and safety program.
Job Duties
Key duties and responsibilities include overseeing the daily operation of the site, including the directing and oversight of the programs, ensuring all clientele receive the pertinent service; that the goals and philosophy of the Society and programs are met, maintaining a minimal barrier, open door service to adult men and women who are disenfranchised from other services. Is responsible for personnel management including hiring, training, discipline and appraisals. Is also responsible for payroll and will support personnel in their work performance. Will manage and control the finances of the programs, maintain and report out on statistics and services, ensuring all regulations including health & safety are met. The position will provide some direct service to clientele, oversee a medication and comfort program. The Manager will liaise with the neighbourhood and the service community and deal with the public, other service agencies and professionals. Responsible for complying with and contributing to all aspects of health and safety program. Employees are expected to remain alert and attentive during working hours. Sleeping during shifts is not permitted.
Qualifications & Competence
This position requires successful completion of respirator fit testing, as Lookout is COR (Certificate of Recognition) certified and must comply with WorkSafeBC health and safety requirements. To ensure a proper respirator seal during fit testing and use, employees are required to be clean-shaven where the respirator seals against the face.
Closing Date
Applications will be accepted until October 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Lookout Housing and Health Society is committed to empowering people from different races, gender, age, religion, identities and unique experiences. We welcome everyone from diverse backgrounds and encourage them to apply in order to foster an inclusive environment.
Internal applicants must apply through "Career Opportunities" on SAP External applicants will be reviewed after Internal.
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WELCOME TO APPLY. THOSE SHORT-LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED.
Apply now »
Date: Oct 8, 2026
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
Company: Lookout Housing and Health Society
Employment Status
Full Time - Temporary until incumbent return
Header
We provide housing and a range of support services to adults with low or no income who have few, if any, housing or support options. Because the people we serve have challenges meeting basic needs and goals, we place minimal barriers between them and our services. For more information about Lookout, please visit www.lookoutsociety.ca
Location
Hsg Savoy Hotel
15 minute walk from Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain Station
Days and Hours of work
The schedule for this position is an average Monday through Friday 40 hour work week with an occasional requirement to work additional hours in order to meet deadlines.
Salary
$38.60 per hour
Job Summary
The Manager is responsible for the oversight of Hsg Savoy Hotel, Cordova Residence, and Sakura So, ensuring all clientele receive the pertinent service.
Salary will be negotiated depending on experience and qualifications, and includes a benefits and pension plan. Use of a vehicle is required to travel between sites. Manager is responsible for complying with and contributing to all aspects of health and safety program.
Job Duties
Key duties and responsibilities include overseeing the daily operation of the site, including the directing and oversight of the programs, ensuring all clientele receive the pertinent service; that the goals and philosophy of the Society and programs are met, maintaining a minimal barrier, open door service to adult men and women who are disenfranchised from other services. Is responsible for personnel management including hiring, training, discipline and appraisals. Is also responsible for payroll and will support personnel in their work performance. Will manage and control the finances of the programs, maintain and report out on statistics and services, ensuring all regulations including health & safety are met. The position will provide some direct service to clientele, oversee a medication and comfort program. The Manager will liaise with the neighbourhood and the service community and deal with the public, other service agencies and professionals. Responsible for complying with and contributing to all aspects of health and safety program. Employees are expected to remain alert and attentive during working hours. Sleeping during shifts is not permitted.
Qualifications & Competence
- Degree or Diploma in the Social Service of Health field or a combination of education and experience. Education with a clinical designation is an asset.
- Five (5) years’ experience working with health specific programming such as mental health, harm reduction, or trauma informed practices. Experience working in a clinical setting is an asset
- Five (5) years’ experience working in the community social service sector
- A minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in a unionized environment
- Experience with scheduling, payroll, scheduling, budgeting and human resources an asset
- Demonstrated knowledge of income assistance, affordable housing and health and trauma resources as well as managing program budgets and delivering reports
- Strong collaborative approach to delivering and developing programs and services
- Proven ability to lead and work with a staff team in a unionized environment
- Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Proven communication and conflict resolution skills
- Strong reporting, organization and computer skills
- OFA 1 First Aid Certificate
- Criminal Record Clearance – Vulnerable Sector
- Non Violent Crisis Intervention an asset
This position requires successful completion of respirator fit testing, as Lookout is COR (Certificate of Recognition) certified and must comply with WorkSafeBC health and safety requirements. To ensure a proper respirator seal during fit testing and use, employees are required to be clean-shaven where the respirator seals against the face.
Closing Date
Applications will be accepted until October 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Lookout Housing and Health Society is committed to empowering people from different races, gender, age, religion, identities and unique experiences. We welcome everyone from diverse backgrounds and encourage them to apply in order to foster an inclusive environment.
Internal applicants must apply through "Career Opportunities" on SAP External applicants will be reviewed after Internal.
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WELCOME TO APPLY. THOSE SHORT-LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED.
Apply now »
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Responsibilities
Oversee the daily operations and programs at Hsg Savoy Hotel, Cordova Residence, and Sakura So, ensuring services align with the Society’s goals and remain accessible to clients. Manage staff, payroll, program finances, reporting, health and safety compliance, and community relationships, while also providing some direct client service and overseeing medication and comfort programs.
Requirements
Requires a degree or diploma in social services or health, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, along with five years of experience in health-specific programming and the community social service sector. Also requires at least three years of supervisory experience in a unionized environment, relevant program and budget knowledge, an OFA 1 First Aid Certificate, vulnerable-sector criminal record clearance, and successful respirator fit testing.
Skills
- Program Management
- Staff Leadership
- Personnel Management
- Payroll
- Budgeting
- Scheduling
- Human Resources
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Mental Health Programming
- Harm Reduction
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Affordable Housing
- Community Outreach
- Conflict Resolution
- Reporting
- Medication Program Oversight
Benefits
- Benefits Plan
- Pension Plan
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Categories
- Social Services
- Management & Leadership
- Healthcare
- Human Resources
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Social Services
- Health Programming
- Mental Health
- Harm Reduction
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Clinical Setting
- Affordable Housing
- Income Assistance
- Program Management
- Personnel Management
- Unionized Environment
- Scheduling
- Payroll
- Budgeting
- Human Resources
- Program Reporting
- Health and Safety
- Community Outreach
- Conflict Resolution
- OFA 1 First Aid Certificate
- Vulnerable-Sector Criminal Record Clearance
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Respirator Fit Testing
- Medication Program
- Direct Client Service