Ignite your career as a Program Advisor (Inspector) for people with developmental disabilities: Join an exceptional team and discover rewarding work.
The Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services is offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dynamic individual, with developmental services experience, to join our team as a Program Advisor. This is your chance to use your expertise in interpreting and applying legislation, conducting agency and site inspections, solving complex challenges, and collaborating with sector leaders to drive meaningful change. You'll play a pivotal role in conducting compliance inspections for agencies that support adults with developmental disabilities.
Why you'll love this role:
- Impactful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of adults with developmental disabilities by promoting the health, safety and wellness of individuals in care.
- Professional Growth: Leverage your skills and grow in a supportive environment. There are further opportunities within our team and branch to aspire to.
- Collaborative Team: Join a passionate team of 9 inspectors and 4 corporate staff who are committed to empowering you.
- Comprehensive Training: We provide thorough training to ensure your success in this vital role.
- Travel Opportunities: Experience frequent travel throughout the province, including regular travel within a designated region and occasional overnight travel outside the region.
- Flexible work arrangements: Including, flexible hours and telework (remote work).
Note: This position requires frequent travel throughout the province, including regular travel within a designated region and occasional overnight travel outside the region.
The head office for the Quality Assurance and Compliance Unit is located at 315 Front Street Toronto, Ontario however alternate work locations will be assigned based on the home addresses of successful candidates against the following potential location - Ottawa.
As a Program Advisor, you'll be assessing compliance of developmental service agencies with a focus on the health, safety and wellness of individuals in care. In this impactful role, you will:
- Conduct agency and home site visits independently or in teams to inspect, evaluate, and assess services provided by ministry-funded agencies.
- Identify compliance issues and recommend corrective actions and improvements.
- Prepare detailed compliance documentation and reports.
- Communicate compliance requirements and provide assistance to agencies as needed.
- Ensure agencies are fully compliant with policy directives as well as legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Liaise with community agencies and ministry regional offices.
- Engage in ad hoc committees and projects as required.
You are proficient in English and have oral and written French language skills at the advanced level.
Knowledge of programs, policies, and procedures for adults with developmental disabilities, ensuring compliance with legislative and regulatory standards.
- Understanding of Ministry funding for services and supports.
Legislative Proficiency: Ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation and regulations, including the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Act 2008, Ontario Regulation 299/10 Quality Assurance Measures, to assess compliance and address breaches of sensitive client information.
You are:
- Skilled in assessing and evaluating services provided to adults with developmental disabilities by ministry-funded agencies.
- Proficient in performing on-site inspections to ensure adherence to legislative and regulatory requirements.
You can:
- Prepare, compile letters and present program-related information to agencies, ministry staff, and stakeholders.
- Liaise with public health, fire departments, and other government bodies.
- Influence and encourage compliance improvements by advising on best practices and recommending program or operational changes.
You are:
- able to use a variety of software applications, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases, to prepare compliance inspections, correspondence, reports, and presentations.
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:
- a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
- flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
- many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups
- tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:
- a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
- group health, dental, life and disability benefits
- a range of vacation and leave options
- an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services
