MANAGER, CHILD CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND LICENSING - Jobs in Thunder Bay, ON

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We Care About Ontarios ChildrenAre you a motivated, risk-based and inspirational leader who gets energy in leading and developing teams Would you enjoy engaging stakeholders in delivering licensing and compliance activities that align with Ontarios Regulators Code of Practice If so, please consider joining the Child Care Quality Assurance and Licensing Branch of the Ministry of Education and lead a regional team that plays an important role to ensure that Ontario families can rely on licensed child care locations delivering programs that are safe, healthy and serve the well-being of children.OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontarios Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.What can we offer youWe offer a dynamic work environment and corporate culture that values respect, inclusion, teamwork and accountability.The OPS is committed to be an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment. In addition to flexible work arrangements, collegial and professional work culture, career growth and development and on-the-job training to help you succeed, we offer a competitive total compensation package, which includes an attractive salary and may include the following:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits, which cover adoptive parents
• Comprehensive health and dental plans
• Life and disability insurance

What can I expect to do in this roleReporting to the Senior Manager, you will;

• Provide modern regulator regional leadership for a licensing team that ensures child care centres and home child care agencies and providers comply with legislation and regulations directives, ministry policy framework in order to support the learning and developmental needs, and safety, health and well-being of children in care
• Lead the development, coordination and delivery of risk-based inspections that complies with applicable legislation, regulations and standards and use evidence-based approaches such as analytics to guide the use of regional program resources
• Lead and manage a team in the delivery of a program or service operation and contribute to financial, business, strategic planning, performance measure and evaluation processes
• Manage the coordination and delivery of inspections and other compliance activities for licensed child care centres and home child care agencies and providers
• Exercise legal authority and provide leadership in taking a progressive compliance approach for licencing under the Child Care and Early Years Act, including issuing, renewing, revoking and suspending licenses

Leadership in the OPSThe Ontario Public Service (OPS) Leadership Behaviours define what it means to be a leader through the following expected behaviours and attributes:

• You are committed to the responsibilities of being a leader by demonstrating authenticity, accountability and courage
• You are innovative by embracing positive disruption, maintaining a future mindset and leading with a common purpose
• You are collaborative by driving people-centered outcomes, being inclusive and helping staff and colleagues grow, every day

How do I qualifyYou commit to being a leader by:

• leading a high-performing team to deliver risk-based compliance and licensing activities
• managing the regions financial, administrative and human resources needs, including long-term strategic planning.
• having communication skills to provide expert advice and briefings to senior management and to develop reports, issues notes and presentations.
• having consultation skills to discuss and resolve inspection issues and to provide information, advice and/or compliance direction to key stakeholders.
• having influencing skills and use a wide-range of compliance tools to promote compliance with regulatory requirements.
• applying analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve policy/operational issues, assess risk and engage in dispute resolution with child care operators and other stakeholders.

You lead for the future by:

• coaching and mentoring team members and communicating regulatory compliance values, strategies, and expectations that align with Ontarios Regulators Code of Practice and modern regulator objectives.
• developing risk-based compliance strategies and apply the use of analytics and metrics to address program delivery problems and issues, which may be high-profile and without precedent.
• leading a high-performing virtual team by working together, while apart.

You are people centred by:

• promoting employee engagement and an inclusive environment.
• working collaboratively with team members and across the ministry on program issues.
• building collaborative relationships with a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders.

Your technical expertise is needed by:

• having knowledge or experience working in a regulatory/compliance environment.
• having prior experience delivering a service in a highly regulated, multi level setting
• developing and delivering a performance management/measurement, program evaluation and risk management practices.

Additional Information:Address:

• 1 Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 199 Larch St, Sudbury, North Region or 621 Main St W, North Bay, North Region or 615 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region or 1400 1st Ave W, Owen Sound, West Region or 34 Simcoe St, Barrie, Central Region

Compensation Group: Management Compensation PlanUnderstanding the job ad - definitionsSchedule: 6Category: Education and TrainingPosted on: Friday, August 26, 2022Note:

• Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
• T-EU-183920/22(3)

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