Job Information Job Title: Manager, Child Intervention
- Grande Prairie, AB Job Requisition ID: 86936 Ministry: Children and Family Services

Location:
Grande Prairie Full or Part-Time: Full Time Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week Permanent/Temporary: 1 Permanent and 1 Temporary (Travelling) Scope: Open Closing Date: November 04, 2026 Classification: Manager Zone 2 (M41Z2)

Salary:
$3,920.66 to $5,276.07 bi-weekly ($102,329 to $137,705 / year)

The Ministry of Children and Family Services funds programs and services to support vulnerable children, youth, families, and individuals to live safely and succeed in Alberta. This includes providing services and resources to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect and effectively address harm that has placed them in need of intervention. Mentoring and support services are available to youth transitioning into healthy, productive adults. The ministry also invests in community-based groups that support prevention and early intervention services such as Family Resource Networks, youth emergency shelters as well as programs that raise awareness and help respond to family violence, sexual violence, and abuse. The ministry also invests in community-based groups that support prevention and early intervention services such as Family Resource Networks, youth emergency shelters as well as programs that raise awareness and help respond to family violence, sexual violence, and abuse. To find out more about our work visit: Role Responsibilities

Are you a transformational leader with a passion for strengthening children, youth, families, and communities? Children and Family Services – North Region is seeking an experienced Manager,



Child Intervention to lead dedicated teams delivering critical intervention services across Northern Alberta. Reporting to the Director, Child Intervention, in this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, support excellence in frontline practice, and help create lasting, positive outcomes for children and families while working in partnership with Indigenous communities, service providers, and community stakeholders. This is an opportunity to take your leadership to the next level by guiding high-performing teams through change, promoting culturally responsive and relationship-based practice, and ensuring services are delivered in alignment with legislation, ministry priorities, and best practices. If you are a team-oriented, forward-thinking leader who thrives on building strong partnerships and driving meaningful change, we encourage you to apply. Some of the

key responsibilities
include: Provide strategic leadership

to multidisciplinary Child Intervention teams by coaching, mentoring, and supporting staff to deliver high-quality, client-centered services while fostering employee engagement, wellness, accountability, and continuous learning. Lead the delivery of Child Intervention services

by exercising delegated authority under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, ensuring programs, practices, and decisions comply with legislation, provincial standards, ministry policies, and regional priorities.



Champion continuous improvement and organizational change

by implementing ministry and regional initiatives, applying systems thinking to enhance service delivery, improve practice outcomes, and strengthen supports for children, youth, families, and communities. Build and sustain collaborative partnerships

with Indigenous communities, community agencies, service providers, and other stakeholders to deliver culturally responsive, relationship-based services that integrate Indigenous ways of knowing alongside Western practices and promote diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppressive practice. Provide strategic oversight of program operations

by monitoring service quality, managing complex and emerging issues, ensuring compliance with quality assurance standards, and aligning operational planning and resource allocation with regional and ministry objectives. Lead people and resource management

by overseeing recruitment, performance management, staff development, succession planning, budgeting, forecasting, and the effective stewardship of financial and operational resources. Promote healthy families and community well-being

by leading the shift from a child protection-focused approach to one that emphasizes prevention, family preservation, collaboration, and sustainable outcomes for children, youth, and families. Within an established scope of responsibility, success in this position is measured through achievement of organizational and business objectives in the core areas of Human Regions, Finance, Service Outcomes, Program and Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and regional outcomes. APS Competencies Competencies are behaviors that are ess

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