Program Manager (part-time)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- East York, ON, Canada
$42 to $45 CAD / hour · Part-time · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- $42 to $45 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Part-time · Contract
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 14 hours/week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
About Red Door: Red Door is a not-for-profit organization. The mission of the Red Door Shelter is to end homelessness for each family that comes through our doors by providing safe, temporary refuge and critical services to support them in healing, rebuilding their lives, and integrating back into a community. At Red Door, we strive for quality care, advocacy, collaboration, integrity, and accountability.
Overall Responsibility
The Weekend Program Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of services and programs in the shelter on weekends. As the Program manager on site during the weekend, this position oversees day-to-day shelter operations, responds to crises and incidents, and directly manages and supervises Staff and Volunteers. This position works Saturdays and Sundays.
Responsibilities
Location: Gender-based Violence Shelter
Hours of Work: 14 hours/week
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday - 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Compensation: $42.03 - $45.93 + plus 4% vacation pay
Benefits: Access to Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and Employee Family Assistance Program
We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
The Red Door is an equal opportunity agency and encourages applications from all those who wish to apply. We especially welcome those who have lived experiences and affinities that align with our clients to best represent their interests, including women-identifying people, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC), newcomers to Canada, those who have experience with homelessness and violence, and those with disabilities.
Regrettably, we are not fully wheelchair accessible at our main office or our Violence Against Women shelter.
Overall Responsibility
The Weekend Program Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of services and programs in the shelter on weekends. As the Program manager on site during the weekend, this position oversees day-to-day shelter operations, responds to crises and incidents, and directly manages and supervises Staff and Volunteers. This position works Saturdays and Sundays.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and supervises the ongoing provision of quality designated programming and services, and ensures that established standards for program and shelter service delivery are met through adequate staffing and availability of appropriate supplies.
- Manages staffing levels on weekends, including responding to staff call-outs and arranging relief or agency coverage to maintain safe staffing ratios.
- Manages and leads the assigned portfolio to ensure successful outcomes for clients, and responds to crises, incidents, and emergencies as required.
- Completes incident and serious occurrence reports in line with Red Door policy and the Toronto Shelter Standards, and escalates issues to the Senior Client Service Manager or senior leadership as appropriate.
- Oversees weekend admissions, discharges, and client concerns in line with Red Door policies and procedures.
- Ensures the health and safety of clients, staff, and volunteers, including following emergency procedures and arranging for maintenance or security support as needed.
- Plans and supports weekend programming and activities for families and children.
- Supervises weekend Program Staff (Childcare and Shelter Support, as assigned) through performance management processes, and maintains communication systems that promote collaborative working relationships.
- Evaluates and implements training and development plans, maintains staff and program schedules, and reviews and approves staff time records for bi-weekly payroll.
- Provides a written weekend handover report to the Senior Client Service Manager and weekday management team, summarizing incidents, staffing, and outstanding client matters.
- Supervises weekend volunteers, ensuring they receive orientation, direction, and guidance so that their experience is positive and enriching for them and for the clients at Red Door.
- Collaborates with the Volunteer Coordinator in matching and placing weekend volunteers as required.
- Participates in the on-call rotation as required.
- Post-secondary education in Social Services or related discipline.
- Minimum of two years of professional experience coordinating or delivering client services and supervising staff.
- Eagerness to develop a solid knowledge of shelter services and government and community resources.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive and collaborative working relationships with individuals and teams.
- Good conflict management and dispute resolution skills
- Good decision-making skills with the ability to motivate and direct others.
- Sound judgment and excellent problem-solving/crisis management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Intermediate PC skills in using Microsoft Office applications.
- Willingness to embrace the non-profit culture.
- Motivated to work in a non-profit environment.
Location: Gender-based Violence Shelter
Hours of Work: 14 hours/week
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday - 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Compensation: $42.03 - $45.93 + plus 4% vacation pay
Benefits: Access to Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and Employee Family Assistance Program
We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
The Red Door is an equal opportunity agency and encourages applications from all those who wish to apply. We especially welcome those who have lived experiences and affinities that align with our clients to best represent their interests, including women-identifying people, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC), newcomers to Canada, those who have experience with homelessness and violence, and those with disabilities.
Regrettably, we are not fully wheelchair accessible at our main office or our Violence Against Women shelter.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee weekend shelter operations and programming, including staffing, admissions and discharges, client concerns, emergencies, and health and safety. Supervise staff and volunteers, manage schedules and payroll records, and provide weekday management with a written handover report.
Requirements
Requires post-secondary education in Social Services or a related discipline and at least two years of experience coordinating or delivering client services and supervising staff. Candidates should have strong communication, interpersonal, conflict-resolution, decision-making, and crisis-management skills, along with intermediate Microsoft Office skills.
Skills
- Program Coordination
- Staff Supervision
- Volunteer Supervision
- Crisis Management
- Incident Reporting
- Conflict Management
- Dispute Resolution
- Decision-Making
- Problem-Solving
- Interpersonal Communication
- Written Communication
- Microsoft Office
- Staff Scheduling
- Performance Management
- Training and Development
- Client Services
Benefits
- Health Care Spending Account
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- 4% Vacation Pay
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Social Services
- Management & Leadership
- Healthcare
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Social Services
- Shelter Services
- Homelessness
- Gender-Based Violence
- Client Services
- Program Coordination
- Shelter Operations
- Staff Supervision
- Volunteer Management
- Crisis Management
- Incident Reporting
- Toronto Shelter Standards
- Admissions and Discharges
- Health and Safety
- Emergency Procedures
- Family Programming
- Childcare
- Performance Management
- Staff Scheduling
- Payroll
- Training and Development
- Community Resources
- Government Resources
- Microsoft Office
- Non-Profit Organizations