Program Director: Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre

Merrymount is a caring organization committed to providing around the clock support and crisis care for children and families. We focus on prevention and early intervention, delivering responsive and innovative services and programs to strengthen families in times of transition.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Director will lead and direct the planning, delivery and evaluation of all Agency programs, ensuring that they are aligned with our mission, vision, philosophy and strategy, funder mandates, service agreements and licensing requirements. She/he will supervise a team of Program Supervisors and other staff, and ensure that programs, staff and resources are integrated effectively within the Agency and working collaboratively with community partners. She/he will work with other members of the senior management team to develop Agency policies and budgets, and provide leadership in program development and innovation, staff development, quality assurance and health and safety.

To be considered for this exceptional opportunity, you must be able to bring the following qualifications and strengths to the role:

• extensive experience and a solid reputation for professional and organizational leadership in child welfare,  children’s mental health or related services for families with children in the infant to early adolescent age range.



• demonstrated skills and strengths in building teams and in working as a member of team.  



• family-centred and strengths-based philosophy and approach, and commitment to building resiliency in children and families.



• Master’s degree in social work, education psychology or other specialty related to child development, early education and family relations or a comparable combination of education, training and professional experience.



• expertise in quality assurance, continuous improvement and evaluation of program outcomes and effectiveness.



• several years of managerial experience demonstrating your ability to lead complex programs and services and manage budgets, policies and human resources, preferably in a unionized setting.



• comfortable and effective in representing the organization in a wide variety of community committees and meetings with partner agencies and funders.



• excellent communications skills: written, presentations and one-to-one.



• bilingual in French and English a desirable asset.

Please send your résumé to Tom Patterson, Human Resources Coordinator at Merrymount, 1064 Colborne Street, London, ON N6A 4B3

E-mail: employment@merrymount.on.ca            Fax: 519-434-6851

Merrymount provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruiting and hiring processes.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for interview will be contacted.