Manager, Community Housing

Spark your passion and discover your potential with Aspire Richmond (Formerly Richmond Society for
Community Living
- RSCL). Join a team that truly cares about what matters to you. Be empowered,
challenged and supported as a leader to ignite change

Our roots run deep in the Richmond community with 40 years of program delivery and almost 300
employees. We live and breathe inclusion with a strong belief in the importance of grassroots
advocacy, deep connections and kindness. We treat our employees with the same care as those that
we support. In addition to creating rewarding relationships, you can expect respect, flexibility,
significant professional development, comprehensive compensation and career growth with us.

Manager, Community Housing (Full-time) - Richmond, BC

This newly created role will provide leadership over multiple program areas in our Supported Living
Department. _I_nitially the role will focus on Independent Living and will in the future have involvement
which will include Staff Supported Homes and Home Share. Overseeing these programs the manager
will provide guidance to staff while supporting individuals with developmental disabilities to
contribute and participate fully in their community.

YOUR IMPACT:

- Ensure high quality services that promote dignity and empower individuals to make informed

decisions and communicate their needs.
- Support individuals, living independently or striving to live independently, with the tasks of

daily living;
- Provide targeted and meaningful supports that enrich each individuals’ chosen lifestyle, with

the goal of fading out if and as appropriate;
- Encourage individuals to build connections; to live self-determined lives in the community

surrounded by friends and family;
- Establish respectful relationships with the individual, their family members and support

network, providing progress reports as needed;
- Support individuals to direct their person-centred planning; to achieve goals based on their

own preferences, beliefs and desires;
- Lead a staff team; fostering a positive workplace culture where staff feel engaged, empowered

and valued.
**YOUR CAPABILITIES**:
with direct experience in managing residential programs for adults with developmental disabilities. In
addition you have:

- Relevant post-secondary education in social services, human resources, or a related field and/or

an appropriate combination of education and experience.
- Five to seven years of experience in the field, demonstrating progressive program

management accountability.
- Strong communication, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to build and effective team, manage personnel and performance issues in an effective

and progressive manner while maintaining sensitivity to people from diverse cultural, and
socio-economic backgrounds.
- Strong planning and program development skills and experience.
- Able to build effective working relationships with other professionals, family members, and
- organizations to ensure services are in the client’s best interest and supportive of their goals.- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, knowledge of Sharevision an asset.

Aspire Richmond offers a continuum of care throughout the lifespan of an individual with a disability.
This includes early intervention supports for infants and children, child and youth care, adult day and
residential services, employment options and more.

Our extensive professional development will allow you to make a meaningful impact right away. We
are looking for people who share our passion to create a community where everyone belongs that is
rooted in our values of trust, openness, fairness, respect, responsiveness and continuous learning.