Mental Health and Addictions Residential Manager

3 weeks ago


Victoria, Canada Abilities Full time

This manager's position at Abilities involves planning, directing, and coordinating resources in our residential program. This means that you will be responsible for managing all human resource management activities - from recruitment efforts to ensuring that organizational policies are applied to maximize the strategic use of employees while complying with any applicable guidelines or organizational regulations.

**Tasks**
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of a residential group home for individuals battling addiction, mental health challenges, and diversabilities.
- Advise employees on organizational policy matters;
- Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview and select applicants.
- Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
- Plan and conduct new employee orientations to foster a positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
- Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labour relations, and employee relations.
- Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate the personnel, training, or labour relations activities of an organization.
- Represent the organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting, administering support plans and helping resolve work-related problems.

**Qualifications and requirements**
- Education in human resources, vocational counselling, or a related field;
- Management experience is essential, management experience supporting people with developmental disabilities and or mental health challenges is preferred;
- Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, to motivate, develop, and direct people as they work, and to identify the best people for the job.
- Ability to be aware of others' reactions and understand why they react as they do, to use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and to bring others together and try to reconcile differences.

**Competencies (in order of importance)**
- Integrity — The job requires being honest and ethical.
- Stress Tolerance — The job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
- Leadership — The job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Dependability — The job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable in fulfilling obligations.
- Initiative — The job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

**Lines of communication**

**Working conditions**
- This is a full-time position, Monday to Friday. Managers are expected to be available monthly for a weekend on-call rotation.

**Compensation**
- Includes full benefits package.

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you have a valid Class 5 License?

**Experience**:

- Management: 1 year (preferred)
- Mental Health and Addictions: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Application question(s):

- Do you have a valid Class 5 License?

**Experience**:

- Management: 1 year (preferred)
- Mental Health and Addictions: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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