Manager, EarlyON Child and Family Centre Programs

The District Municipality of Muskoka is currently recruiting for a

Manager, EarlyON Child and Family Centre Programs

Posting Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Closing Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 @ 12:00 NOON

Starting Rate: $101,107 annually

Salary Range: $101,107 - $118,281

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week

Classification: Management, Class M3

Status: Temporary Full-time (up to 18 months)

The District:

Muskoka is a great place to live and play, and the District is a four-season municipality

passionate about protecting, servicing and caring for this community. We have opportunities

that will allow you to learn, grow and build your career amongst other ambitious leaders and

innovators. We offer a competitive compensation package and are committed to promoting

diversity, accessibility and inclusion. It's what we do

The Opportunity:

The EarlyON Manager works with community partners and stakeholders to develop and

implement a programming framework to support Early Leaning across Muskoka. Responsible

for directing staff in the delivery of EarlyON Child and Family Centre programs by developing,

strengthening, and maintaining a system of responsive, high quality, accessible programs and

services that promote healthy child development. Responsible for meeting Provincially

mandated performance outcome targets and for developing improved work processes, both for

the EarlyON program and across all other Children's Services Division program areas.

What you will do:

• Manage and coordinate all aspects of the EarlyON Child and Family Centre program and

system to ensure compliance with legislation, guidelines and standards, and Ministry service

targets are met and reported on.

• In collaboration with the Children's Services Leadership team, research, analyze and

interpret a wide variety of information, and data to develop effective and collaborative

programs and services.

• Communicate in multiple formats to a variety of audiences on program and policy priorities

and respond effectively to concerns and inquiries in a variety of settings.

• Represent the District of Muskoka on related provincial networks and local planning tables.

Manage, plan and participate in outreach activities to promote EarlyON Child and Family

Centre Programs.

• Work in cooperation with District's quality improvement program to develop and maintain

quality standards.

• Develop and implement policies and procedures relating to EarlyON Child & Family Centre

program delivery.

• Responsible for preparation of municipal and provincial reports on program outcomes.

• Manage and lead staff to develop programming based on Ministry of Education's Early

Learning Framework and How Does Learning Happen and ensure programming is

implemented consistently in all programs.

• Develop, expand and maintain community partnerships to identify areas of need, joint

service planning and ensure programming supports are effective.

• Manage and coordinate the implementation of best practices to respond to emerging early

years' needs.

• Manage, motivate and support employees in a manner consistent with District values,

policies and procedures, including selection, work scheduling and performance evaluation.

• Other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Graduation from a post-secondary program in Early Childhood Education, Child

Development, Early Learning and Development or equivalent, with university preferred.

Registered member in good standing with the College of Early Childhood Educators

(RECE).

• Four (4) to five (5) years of progressively responsible experience working with children and

families, including three (3) years of management and/or supervisory.

• Experience working in multi-stakeholder environments (e.g. delivering community

consultation, engagement, and organization), within at least one of the following areas:

public, private and/or community organizations.

• Proven ability to accomplish performance objectives in a corporate team environment,

exhibiting strong communication, analytical, public relations, organizational, project/time

management and team building.

• Comprehensive understanding of applicable legislation, standards and theories of Early

Childhood Education and pedagogy.

• Proven ability to gather, organize & analyze information, coupled with demonstrated

technological proficiency

• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in non-standardized work environments and outside regular business hours.
• Satisfactory Criminal Reference Check and Vulnerable Sector screening, required.
• First Aid certification required.

What we are offering:

The District is proud to offer the following benefits with this job:

• Health benefits

• OMERS pension

• Work-life flexibility

• Perks and discounts

• Wellness programs

• Fostering and fun environment

• Professional development and education opportunities

• Pay range progression based on length of time in the job and satisfactory performance

The Next Step

If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualifications, and can support our vision and

values (RISE: Respect, Innovation, Service and Equity), submit your application using the apply

now link below.

APPLY NOW or visit our careers page for other opportunities.

The District of Muskoka is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in our workforce, encouraging

applications from all qualified individuals. Our organization is committed to providing persons with disabilities with

equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and we are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians

with Disabilities Act. If you require disability related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please

advise the Human Resources department as soon as possible. Accommodation may be provided in all steps of the

hiring process. Any questions regarding this posting should be directed to the Human Resources Department.