Position: Child and Youth Program Manager
Status: Full-time
Reports to: Director of CFS
Salary: Manager scale ($70,500-$95,000)
Department: Child and Family Services (CFS)
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Do you have a background in child and youth services, and an interest in supporting youth through community-led initiatives that promote wellness, identity and resilience among youth and their families? Songhees Nation is hiring a Child and Youth Program Manager to provide supervision to program staff, oversee Youth Centre operations, support data-driven planning, and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and service providers.
The Songhees Nation, whose 600 members we serve are Ləkʷəŋən People identified as Coast Salish, delivers holistic services including education, health, child and family support, counseling, housing, and cultural connections. Our vision is a healthy, self-reliant, progressive community that honors tradition and culture and invests in future generations. If you’d like to join a committed team doing meaningful work in an Indigenous community, we want to hear from you!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post Secondary degree in Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Psychology or a related field
• Certificate in Indigenous Family Support or equivalent
• Minimum of (2) years’ experience in program delivery and staff supervision
• Valid class 5 BC driver’s license
• Clear criminal record check, including the vulnerable sector screening.

Reporting to the Director of Child and Family Services (CFS), the Child and Youth Program Manager will support Songhees children, youth and their families.
Duties include, but aren’t limited to:
The Child and Youth Program Manager provides strategic and operational leadership in the design, delivery, and evaluation of culturally grounded, trauma-informed programming for youth ages 11–29. This position is responsible for advancing holistic, community-led initiatives that promote wellness, identity, and resilience among youth and their families.
In alignment with the Nation’s strategic goals, this role provides supervision to program staff, oversees Youth Centre operations, supports data-driven planning, and cultivates relationships with key stakeholders and service providers. The Child and Youth Program Manager ensures consistent delivery of high-quality services that reflect the values, voice, and needs of the Songhees Nation community.