Supervisor, Housing

Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health (the “Centre”), is a client-centered organization focusing on infant and early childhood mental health. We support pregnant and parenting young mothers aged 13-29, along with their babies who reside at the Centre or in the community. As an accredited Children’s Mental Health Centre, we are the largest Young Parent Infant Centre in the province.

Our commitment is to create a better future for vulnerable pregnant and parenting young mothers and their children 0-6. Our infant and early childhood mental health programs give our clients the tools they need to build secure relationships with their babies, cope with life’s adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life. We offer a live-in treatment program, transitional housing, on-site high school programs, community housing support, housing and community support referral services, and maternal-infant mental health programs.

Collaborating with community partners, our multi-disciplinary team provides wraparound programs addressing mental health, education, life skills, and transitional needs. The Centre also operates an Early

ON Child and Family Centre, along with two Early Learning Centres open to families, young women, and their children in the community.

Our vision is a world where families led by young women have the emotional and physical supports to realize their full potential.

The Supervisor, Housing (the “Supervisor”) contributes to the achievement of Abiona Centre For Infant and Early Mental Health’s (the ‘Centre’) mission, vision, strategic directions, and objectives. The Centre provides a comprehensive range of adolescent, infant and early mental health, housing, education and childcare services to young Black pregnant and parenting adolescents, 13-29 years old.

The Supervisor is responsible for planning, implementing and managing the delivery of high-quality housing programs and services consistent with the Canadian Centre for Accreditation standards and funders requirements, and supervising programming staff who provide housing supports to young Black mothers in three locations.

This position provides leadership and functions as a role model and coach to staff to achieve the departmental and organizational goals.

Permanent Full Time / Existing Position

$65,229 per year

Child Development, Education and Housing (CDEH)

Manager, Child Development, Education and Housing

• Community Workers
• Student Placements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Psychology, Human Services, or other related fields, or a combination of equivalent skills and experience.
• 5 years' experience implementing programs, working with homeless and vulnerably housed young women.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills and 1 year experience supervising staff, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Knowledge of Residential Tenancies Act (RTA), the Care Home Exemption under the Act, tenancy agreements, and property management.
• Understanding of and experience supporting Black pregnant and parenting adolescents and their children with issues related to housing, poverty, mental health, trauma, social isolation, and substance use.
• Ability to identify and develop effective services for young Black women facing various challenges.
• Exercise excellent judgment, flexibility, creativity, and sensitivity to changing situations and needs.
• Skills to navigate and access housing supports and other community resources for young Black pregnant and parenting women and their children.
• Demonstrated proficiency with case management procedures
• Demonstrated understanding of working collaboratively, the importance of therapeutic relationships, strategies and responses that support the continued psychological development in the young Black women and their children
• Ability to ensure that relevant accreditation standards, and Centre policies, standards and practices are met.
• Knowledge of group facilitation and ability to turn feedback into policies and program improvements
• Strong conflict resolution, negotiation, and crisis prevention/intervention skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking, time management skills, and…