Salary Range: $106,394.00 To $128,425.00 Annually

DTSSAB Housing Services Manager

Permanent full-time position serving the District of Timiskaming / Kirkland Lake, ON

36.25 hours per week / Comprehensive benefits and OMERS pension plan / 5-step salary scale (2026 range $106,394 to $128,425)

Competition Number: 26-39

The District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board supports individuals in need throughout our communities by delivering Early Years and Child Care Services, Paramedic Services, Ontario Works, and Housing Services through the effective use of available resources and in the best interest of the individuals we support. We are committed to serving and treating others through actions and values based on integrity and respect. Our employees make a positive difference in people’s lives by providing quality, person-centered and inclusive services.

Due to an upcoming retirement, we are seeking an experienced, team-oriented and effective people leader to join our senior management team as the Housing Services Manager, responsible for the administration, operations, and delivery of the DTSSAB’s Housing Services.

The District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) is the Service System Manager responsible for the funding, administration and oversight of Housing Services within the District. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Housing Services Manager oversees a diverse portfolio of the DTSSAB’s accountabilities as a housing provider and community partner in managing: tenant services, property and maintenance operations, community housing administration, housing and homelessness initiatives, and provincially funded housing programs, including Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI),



Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI), Homelessness Prevention Programs (HPP), Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COBB) and Ontario Renovates.

Working within applicable legislation, provincial requirements, DTSSAB Board of Director priorities, approved budgets, direction and authority delegated by the CAO, the Manager directs the planning, administration and operations of the DTSSAB’s Housing Services portfolio, while ensuring effective and accountable service delivery. The Manager monitors operations, leads Housing Services staff, establishes operational priorities and work plans, administers program resources, monitors program performance, reports on results and compliance, maintains relationships with services providers, identifies improvement opportunities for the District’s housing services, and oversees the administration of community housing and applicable housing and homelessness initiatives.

Housing Services Manager – Other Key Responsibilities

- Ensure coordinated service delivery between tenant services, property and maintenance operations, and other Housing Services functions, and coordinate housing activities with other DTSSAB programs through the effective use of available resources and in the best interest of our clients.
- Manage Housing Services contracts, agreements and service arrangements,



monitor operational performance associated with contracted services and program delivery arrangements, ensuring applicable funding and service agreements fulfil the DTSSAB’s commitments in the delivery of Housing Services.
- Oversee the maintenance of housing assets, also monitor and ensure appropriate action to respond to operational, maintenance and property-related issues.
- Monitor program compliance, revenues and expenditures, program financial performance (while also identifying pressures, variances, and evolving requirements), funding allocations per funding agreements, administrative practices, as well as expenses associated with housing and homelessness initiatives.
- Identify, analyse and monitor emerging issues, operational needs, service delivery or funding pressures, operational risks, opportunities for improvement, and assess impacts to changes in legislation, provincial requirements, programs and funding agreements.
- Consider practical options and prepare recommendations, for the CAO and/or the Board of Directors to consider, regarding Housing Services matters.
- Successfully implement decisions and monitor resulting program outcomes, providing updates and adjusting as required.
- Participate in the development of operating and capital budgets, and work collaboratively with Finance on reporting, financial controls and recommendations.
- Maintain effective working knowledge of legislation, regulations, provincial policies, directives, funding requirements, and Housing Services policies.
- Establish and maintain productive working relationships with provincial ministries, municipalities, community housing providers, community organizations, contractors, and other partners

📌 Housing Services Manager (Kirkland Lake)
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