Career Opportunity at COSTI
Assistant Manager, Housing
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COSTI REQUIRES AN ASSISTANT MANAGER, HOUSING FOR ITS SHELTER SERVICES PROGRAM
This is a full-time non-union contract position scheduled to work 35 hours per week, Monday- Friday (9:00 am- 5:00pm)
Duties:
- Trains, develops and supervises Housing Counsellors and Housing Volunteers.
- Liaises and reach out to landlords and property management companies.
- Leads the housing team/department to ensure better coordination of efforts and a unified strategy in housing clients.
- Collects housing data and produce narrative and statistical reports.
- Oversees the delivery and coordination of program services which includes supporting staff and client day to day issues, liaise with general counsellors and other teams on site.
- Ensures incident reports and documentation are up to date.
- Supports the hiring and training of new staff.
- Works closely with other Assistant Managers and Manager to ensure smooth daily operations and clear communication provided between the different teams.
- Coordinates/supports the delivery of services to clients.
- Process and review housing related service referrals and applications.
- Reviews/ensures files and documentation are up to date on data bases used.
- Ensures that the center and its staff are in compliance with COSTI’s operational policies and procedures and Toronto Shelter standards.
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Qualifications:
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent and related management experience.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience working with the refugee population or homeless population with minimum one (1) year of experience in supervising staff.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.
- A second language is considered an asset
- Knowledge of specific issues facing refugees
- Minimum 6 months experience in the housing help sector.
- Well-developed organizational, analytical and decision-making skills.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Internet, Excel and email is essential.
- Experience in entering and monitoring data in an internet-based database.
- Ability to speak a second language would be considered asset.
- Possession of a valid First Aid/CPR training certificate is considered an asset
- Required to provide a valid Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) Police check. The VSS must have been completed within past 6 months.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Location: |
Hwy 401 and Victoria Park |
Duration of Position: |
October 3, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
Starting Salary Range: |
$28.87 to $31.39 per hour |
Posting Date: |
2022-09-21 |
Closing Date: |
2022-10-04 |
Notes: |
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Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resumes and cover letters as one file quoting reference #226-22 to the below link:
https://creg.costi.ca/ui/hr/resume.aspx?refno=226-22
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"We thank all applicants for their interest in COSTI. However, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please."
COSTI encourages applications from individuals reflecting the diversity of our community. COSTI is committed to fair and accessible employment practices and when requested, will make reasonable effort to accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes when filling positions.