The Manager of Justice plays a pivotal leadership role within First Light’s portfolio, reporting to the Director of Community Connections. While the Director provides strategic vision across community programs and connections, the Manager oversees the day-to-day operations and service delivery of all justice initiatives, ensuring they remain responsive, culturally safe, trauma-informed, and grounded in Indigenous self-determination.

This role provides operational oversight for justice programs focusing on prevention, intervention, court support, intake, and community reintegration. The Manager provides overall leadership across court support, intake processes, correctional support including in-reach initiatives, and youth justice services. In this capacity, the Manager oversees culturally grounded rehabilitation, land-based healing, discharge planning, and system navigation including youth aged 12–17 operating under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). The Manager is directly supported in these operations by a dedicated Justice Coordinator, ensuring shared administrative and frontline capacity across all functional areas.

Working alongside the Director of Community Connections and peers across Core Services, this role braids justice supports into a holistic system of care that honours Indigenous traditions, restores balance, and advances community well-being.

Who You Are & What You Carry

You understand that safety, restoration, and justice are deeply connected to community wellness, belonging, and cultural connection. You lead with care, communicate with clarity, and create environments grounded in dignity, accountability, and respect. You bring relational leadership, emotional intelligence,



and a deep respect for Indigenous knowledge systems, restorative practices, and community voice.

You are:

- Rooted in or committed to Indigenous values, cultural safety, and holistic wellness.
- A relational leader who builds trust and accountability through presence, guidance, and support.
- Someone who fosters a collaborative, reflective, and strengths-based team culture.

You bring:

- Cultural awareness: You apply Indigenous teachings, protocols, and restorative frameworks in program leadership.
- Reflective leadership: You guide with humility, curiosity, and relational accountability.
- Operational strength: You balance strategic vision with effective day-to-day coordination and project execution.
- Collaborative spirit: You build relationships across justice systems, community partners, Elders, and internal teams.
- Advocacy mindset: You champion Indigenous voices in justice policy, alternative sentencing, Gladue rights, and service design.
- Grounded communication: You express yourself with clarity, confidence, and care.

What You’ll Do

Program Oversight & Service Delivery

- Provide operational leadership for all justice initiatives, ensuring culturally safe, trauma-informed service delivery across the portfolio.
- Manage key justice initiatives, including court support, intake, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) programming support, correctional inreach,



and specialized youth justice projects.
- Oversee justice Intake and Assessment processes, ensuring culturally grounded, trauma-informed intake procedures, needs assessments, and appropriate referrals for Indigenous community members accessing justice supports.
- Direct Court Support services, guiding staff who accompany community members through legal and court processes, assisting with pre-charge/post-charge navigation, bail support, and advocating for alternative measures or Gladue pathways.
- Institutional Partnerships & Reintegration: Partner with federal and provincial correctional facilities to deliver culturally aligned support, Elder access, case management, and seamless community reintegration pathways for Indigenous individuals.
- Adult In-Reach & Discharge Services: Lead culturally grounded support for incarcerated Indigenous individuals, focusing on continuous community connection, pre-release planning, and holistic reintegration.
- Youth Justice & Rehabilitation: Oversee culturally rooted services, land-based healing, mentorship, and individualized discharge planning for youth aged 12–17 navigating the youth criminal justice system.
- Support harm-reduction approaches and restorative justice practices rooted in Indigenous teachings.
- Ensure programs actively integrate an intersectional Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) lens, ensuring secure access for diverse groups, including 2SLGBTQI+/Indigiqueer youth and community members.
- Work with First Light’s Management team to ensure justice services are collaborative across Core Services and aligned with the organizational Strategy Wheel.
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📌 Manager of Justice (St. John's)
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