Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 36120

Ministry: Children's Services

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Full or Part-Time: Full- time (Multiple Vacancies)

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open

Closing Date: 25th May 2023

Classification: Program Services 4

About Us

A successful society is defined by its people and the opportunities available for them to fully and actively participate in all aspects of life and provide for themselves and/or their families. The Department of Children’s Services works alongside the Department of Seniors, Community and Social Services to foster a society, in which families are secure and resilient, individuals have safe, sustainable employment, vulnerable Albertans have the supports they require, and no one is left behind. You can be part of helping us make a difference!

The Department of Children’s Services leads child care & intervention, early childhood development, foster & kinship care, adoption, and improvements for children & youth. To find out more about our work visit:

Role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, youth, and families? Do you enjoy researching, analyzing and finding innovative solutions to multilayered problems?
If you are looking for an opportunity to showcase and enhance your analytical and policy skills, consider applying to join our team of professionals committed to maintaining and improving Alberta’s Child Care framework!

The successful candidate will report to the Manager, Child Care Policy within the Child Care Branch. The position will be responsible for policy and work associated with the review, development, implementation and evaluation of programs and services for child care and early childhood development. This position is for a policy expert with a focus on program and operational policy initiatives relating to facility and home based child-care delivery, inclusive child care, child care subsidies, licensing and worker certification. You will be required to work with a range of areas within Children’s Services, other ministry partners, community stakeholders and represent the department in interdepartmental and external committees and engagements.

Main responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Act as a strategic resource, leading and supporting the unit, branch, regions, and department on priority projects to ensure timely and high quality deliverables relating to child care program policy, subsidy policies, legislation and grants.
• Conduct research and draft briefing notes, position papers, proposals, correspondence and responses to enquiries from the public, Minister/Deputy Minister/Assistant Deputy Minister.
• Represent the department and provide leadership as required on interdepartmental and/ or external stakeholder committees.
• Lead and participate on working groups and committees with staff from across the branch, and other divisions as needed.
• consult and liaise with a variety of stakeholders within and outside of the branch, division, department and government
• support action plans and reporting on multilateral and bilateral funding agreements with the federal government.
• Lead project planning, budgeting and monitoring and grant management and reporting
• Provide specialized training and general presentations to Children Services (CS) ministry management, delivery staff and other stakeholders
• Provide cover off for the Child Care Manager, when required

Qualifications

Education: University graduation in a related field (Social Sciences, Public Policy, etc.) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience in conducting policy or legislative research, analysis and development; or

Preference will be given to those who have experience in:

• Knowledge of Alberta’s Child Care framework and major child care initiatives including theory, practice and delivery that guides work in this sector.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts using clear succinct language and plain English writing.
• Ability to coordinate and synthesize information in a rapidly changing environment
• Developing, evaluating, implementing policy initiatives, programs, and services.
• Demonstrated experience building effective partnerships when working with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Capacity to develop shared understanding and outcomes through facilitation, consultation, consensus-building and conflict management.
• Reading and interpreting legislation
• Overall awareness of Ministry legislation and regulations.
• Strong organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple, diverse, complex, and sensitive assignments within fixed timelines
• Strong team and interpersonal skills, ability to promote teamwork, collaboration, and partnership.
• Communication skills and training on difficult conversations, facilitation, leadership, etc.
• Strong planning, analytical, issues management and consultative skills are required

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:

• Systems Thinking - Considers the inter-relationships among different aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs or areas.
• Creative Problem Solving - Collects a breadth of data and a variety of perspectives to make a choice between potential solutions and evaluate how effective the solution will be.
• Agility - Remains calm and composed even in difficult or stressful situations. Can see the positive side to a difficult situation. Remains optimistic and perseveres in finding solutions.
• Drive for Results - Holds self and others responsible for achieving results and agreed upon targets.
• Develop Networks - Influences others by considering the meaning of what is being said, the environment and how the information is being presented.
• Builds Collaborative Environments - Builds on the skills and knowledge of others to create results.

Salary

$2,683.10 to $ $3,507.06 bi-weekly ($70,028 - $91,534/ year)

Notes

Hours of Work:

• 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday: 8.15am to 4.30pm

Locations:

• Forestry Building 9920 108 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4

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Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Lori Casey at lori.casey@gov.ab.ca

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