Housing Manager
Why Work for SOAR Community Services
About SOAR Community Services
SOAR Community Services (formerly St. Leonard's Community Services) has been an established part of the community for more than 55 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.
Our Values
These aren’t just “lip-service” to us – we work and live by them. If you do, too, we want to talk to you!
- Inclusive – we value everyone and their unique perspectives and journeys
- Compassionate – we care about our clients, our staff, partners, and the communities we serve
- Collaborative – we work together to support our clients and community
- Integrity – we hold ourselves accountable and are fair, trustworthy, and dedicated to our mission to empower people to achieve their vision of independence, health, and wellbeing
- Innovative – we are open to change and continuous improvement
- Genuine – we are honest, respectful, and authentic with our clients, each other, and our partners
- Optimistic – we believe that everyone can accomplish their goals
Hours: 37.5 hours/week | Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Duties
Join Our Team as a Manager of Housing Services!
Make a difference. Lead with purpose. Achieve new heights.
Are you a passionate leader ready to drive meaningful change in your community? We’re looking for a dynamic Manager of Housing to lead our dedicated team and champion innovative, client-centered housing solutions.
What You’ll Do
As the Manager of Housing, you’ll play a key leadership role in shaping and delivering impactful housing programs. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading People: Recruit, supervise, and support a talented team, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth.
- Driving Program Success: Oversee and continuously evaluate housing program impact, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Building Partnerships: Collaborate with community organizations and agencies to strengthen client care initiatives and resolve challenges.
- Ensuring Accountability: Conduct audits, maintain data integrity, contribute to Ministry reporting, and respond to client or community concerns.
- Managing Operations: Oversee case management functions, ensure health and safety standards, and monitor adherence to the program budget.
- Promoting Services: Implement creative marketing strategies, such as facilitating community presentations, to raise program awareness and engagement.
Why Join Us?
This is more than a job—it’s a chance to lead with heart, inspire change, and be part of a team that truly cares. If you're ready to bring your leadership skills to a role where your work matters every day, we’d love to hear from you!
Qualifications
- College diploma in related Social/Human Sciences
- Minimum 5 years’ supervisory experience in a related field
- Current and demonstrated knowledge in working in bed-based environments, homelessness, substance use and mental health.
- Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with databases
- Accessibility to reliable transportation
- Mediation, conflict resolution, leadership skills
- Ability to manage occasional exposure to vicarious traumatic stress
- Please also note that the successful candidate will be required to provide a police vulnerable sector check as a condition of employment; however, strong consideration is made to the type of offense
Eligibility
Contract Start Date: August 2025
Contract End Date: February 28, 2027
Benefits
- Health & Wellness: Group health, dental, accidental death & serious illness, and travel insurance
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off and flexible support for your well-being
- Retirement Planning: RSP/TFSA options
- Support System: Employee Assistance Plan for you and your family
- Culture & Community: Fun staff events and a workplace that prioritizes your mental and physical health
How to Apply
Email: danielle.airdrie@soarcs.ca Fax: 226.400.8759
Reference: Housing Mgr.
Our Commitment to Job Seekers
St. Leonard’s Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.
The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The Agency encourages applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.
Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.