POSITION: Manager of Family and Children’s Services (Competition #2025-65)
LOCATION: Human Services – Oxford County Administrative Building
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Permanent Full-Time
REPORTING TO: Director of Human Services
UNION AFFILIATION: Non-Union
WAGE RANGE: $127,327.20-$159,159.00/Annually
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Flexible Work Arrangements, including hybrid work
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits plan effective immediately
- OMERS defined benefit pension plan effective immediately
- Competitive Vacation and Sick Leave policies
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Manager of Family and Children’s Services ensures the effective development, management and administration of the Licensed Child Care and Early Years System in the County. This includes licenced childcare funding and wage subsidy, program funding, special needs resourcing, EarlyON Child and Family centres, and the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in Childhood Studies, Early Childhood Education, Social Services, Public Administration or related discipline. Relevant experience will also be considered.
- Demonstrated experience managing and implementing Ministry-funded child and family programs, , preferably with four (4) to six (6) years of related management experience.
- Knowledge of federal and provincial legislation governing all areas of child care and early years programs and services and related directives, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Experience working in a team-based environment with a visionary approach to quality outcomes and efficient delivery of a broad range of social programmes.
- Excellent management and leadership abilities including the ability to manage and direct in a unionized environment, solid communication skills, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others.
- Valid Ontario driver’s license.
Resumes will only be accepted electronically via e-mail at: hr@oxfordcounty.ca
Please include the competition # and position title in the subject line of your email.
POSTING DATE: Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025, by 4pm
Oxford County is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the Corporation. Oxford County promotes representational and employment equity to represent and serve our communities well. Oxford County is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including women, racialized persons, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and other equity-seeking groups. Studies have shown that women and minorities are less likely to apply for posted vacancies unless they meet every single qualification. Oxford County is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourages you to apply If you’re excited about this role. You may be the right candidate even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description. Oxford County is committed to fostering an accessible and equitable recruitment process for all applicants. The County will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure the applicant’s full participation if requested. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, resumes are only accepted in response to advertised vacancies and will be used for the purposes of determining eligibility for employment only. We appreciate all resumes, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted. If you require any document in an accessible format, contact us via email, in person, by telephone, or in writing using the contact information above. Oxford County supports and encourages flexibility in work scheduling and location when possible, practical, and when it does not compromise our ability to deliver exceptional services to our citizens. Where the work permits, employees will have the choice of several flexible work arrangement options to promote work-life balance and greater flexibility for our employees. Please note, this position is eligible for our Flexible Work Arrangement program, including hybrid work.
