Intervention Supervisor

HORELYU DENE TS’EDI KUE SOCIETY

Now Hiring: Intervention Supervisor

Location: Cold Lake First Nations, Alberta
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Horelyu Dene Ts’edi Kue Society is looking for an experienced Intervention Supervisor with strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills.

We are looking for someone who can effectively manage a team, navigate complex situations, support staff and hold them accountable while ensuring children and families receive appropriate services.

What You'll Do

As the Intervention Supervisor, you will:

• Supervise, mentor and provide day-to-day direction to Intervention staff.
• Assign workloads, monitor staff performance and address routine staffing concerns.
• Lead team meetings, case consultations and staff supervision sessions.
• Oversee intervention cases, ensuring assessments, case planning, documentation and follow-up are completed on time.
• Review safety plans, case plans, cultural plans and permanency plans, providing guidance on complex or high-risk cases.
• Ensure staff follow applicable child and family services legislation, policies and procedures.
• Support family preservation, reunification, kinship care and culturally appropriate services.
• Work closely with DFNA, provincial child intervention services and community partners.
• Keep the Operations Manager informed of staffing matters, caseloads, significant incidents and emerging concerns.
• Prepare program reports, monitor service delivery and identify areas for improvement.

We're Looking for Someone Who

• Has strong leadership skills and experience supervising and holding staff accountable.
• Understands Alberta's Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act (CYFEA).
• Has experience working with Indigenous children, families and communities.
• Can guide staff through complex and sensitive situations while exercising sound judgment.
• Has strong communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Can build positive working relationships with staff, families and community partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services or a related field.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in child intervention, child protection or child and family services.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience is required.
• Experience working with Indigenous children, families and communities.
• Knowledge of Alberta's Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act and the federal Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.
• Previous child intervention delegation or experience working within a delegated agency is considered an asset.

Requirements

• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence and reliable transportation.
• Current First Aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Availability to work occasional evenings and weekends based on operational needs.

Why This Role Matters

The Intervention Supervisor plays an important role in ensuring children and families receive safe, consistent and culturally appropriate services.

This position requires someone who can lead an Intervention Team, provide guidance on complex cases and ensure staff are meeting their responsibilities.

If you have experience in child intervention, understand the importance of keeping Indigenous children connected to their families and communities, and have the leadership skills to manage a team, we encourage you to apply.