ADVISOR STRATEGIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Full-time Job

The City's Seniors Services and Long-Term Care division supports Toronto seniors and residents in long-term care homes to have the healthiest, most fulfilling lives possible through exceptional care and services. Vulnerable individuals who reside in the community are supported through adult day programs, supportive housing services, tenancy support and homemakers and nurses services. CareTO is our brand for the culture change we are investing in for the City's directly operated long-term care homes (https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/rental-housing-tenant-information/finding-housing/long-term-care-homes/careto/). The division's values - Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - shape our organizational culture, our priorities, and the experiences of all those who live, work, volunteer and visit.

 

Reporting to the Manager, Program & Strategic Support, the Advisor, Strategic Workforce Development will provide leadership to workforce planning and development strategies and activities for the Seniors Services and Long-Term Care division.

Major Responsibilities:

• Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.

• Supervises, motivates and trains assigned staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others.

• Supervises the day-to-day operation of all assigned staff including the scheduling, assigning and reviewing of work. Authorizes and coordinates vacation and overtime requests. Monitors and evaluates staff performance, approves salary increments, hears grievances and recommends disciplinary action when necessary.

• Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.

• Leads the planning, design and implementation of programs, special projects, procedures and policies to improve the strategic and operational effectiveness of the division, including strategic management, performance measurement and change management.

• Leads projects and supervises staff on the execution and completion of assigned projects (i.e. defines purpose, objectives, project activities, milestones and deliverables, monitors work performance and tracks progress to ensure project goals and timelines are met).

• Leads the design or modification of business processes for administering the delivery of service and tracking the cost and effectiveness of service delivery and develops strategies to improve performance, service delivery and customer service.

• Conducts statistical data analysis on various strategic, operational and financial measurements, and reports on trends and findings, and makes appropriate recommendations.

• Provides input in determining key performance indicators of the effectiveness and efficiencies of service delivery and design processes to track those indicators.

• Identifies options and recommends business processes, policies and protocols regarding program specific requirements to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Identifies issues and gaps, undertakes research, analysis, benchmarking, cost benefit analysis, etc. and makes recommendations on the effectiveness of various options to address the issues and gaps.

• Prepares reports for management, supporting recommendations on changes in business methods and processes including appropriate staffing levels, resource allocation, etc.

• Provides strategic advice, guidance and assistance to all levels of divisional management and staff on developing project plans, scope, terms of reference, project teams, etc.

• Participates as a team member supporting complex organizational and management change initiatives.

• Formulates the development of frameworks, tools, processes, evaluation mechanisms, and training resources that support management decision-making and control.

• Oversees the design, development, coordination, implementation, delivery and evaluation of organizational development programs and initiatives that meet the division's workforce needs.

• Conducts staff development & training needs assessments.

Key Qualifications

1. Post-secondary education in a professional discipline pertinent to the job function combined with relevant management training and experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

2. Considerable experience in assessing organizational needs and requirements for workforce development in a major unionized public, health or social service organization by proactively identifying client needs and initiating, coordinating and managing the implementation of solutions.

3. Considerable experience in developing and leading ‘end to end’ solutions to address current and emerging workforce planning and development issues and challenges.

4. Experience coaching, motivating, guiding and training staff and management in a client focused environment,

5. Considerable experience with using a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

6. Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare policies, reports, workplans, presentations and other materials as required.

7. Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with staff, all levels of management and other stakeholders.

8. Highly developed strategic, organizational, analytical and conceptual thinking skills with the capacity to understand complex workforce management issues, performance measures, as well as the ability to respond to emerging issues.

9. Able to work independently and collaboratively, inclusively, and effectively as part of a team to produce high-quality work.

10. Considerable knowledge of employment legislation, organizational policies and procedures and collective agreements.

 

As a condition of employment with the Seniors Services and Long-Term Care Division, selected candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Police Reference Check (PRC) with vulnerable sector screening, tuberculosis screening and proof of immunization in accordance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (O.Reg. 246/22).

Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario, is a major Canadian city along Lake Ontarios northwestern shore. It's a dynamic metropolis with a core of soaring skyscrapers, all dwarfed by the iconic, free-standing CN Tower. Toronto also has many green spaces, from the orderly oval of Queens Park to 400-acre High Park and its trails, sports facilities and zoo.