Legal Services Director
Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region is a community organization legally mandated to respond to and work together with families, their supports, and our communities to protect and care for children who have been abused or neglected, or who are at risk of being abused or neglected.
Our Agency is fully committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace that supports employees to be authentic and fully engage in shaping a healthy workplace and community where children, youth and families thrive.
To continue to support the work that we do, the Agency is looking for a full-time Legal Services Director to join our team.
The Legal Services Director is a key member of the leadership team and provides legal advice and strategic guidance to the Agency in the areas of child protection, privacy and associated legislation. This role is responsible for maintaining the Agency’s legal department and ensuring appropriate legal representation is available on a broad range of legal areas and acts as the Agency Privacy Officer and is responsible for compliance with obligations under Part X.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
- LLB plus 5 years’ experience in child protection litigation in a Children’s Aid Society
- Knowledge in Privacy Legislation a key asset
- Superior written and oral communications
- Strong grounding in Equity and Truth and Reconciliation frameworks in child welfare
- Ability to support the philosophical and service direction of the organization
- Demonstrated leadership skills to collaborate within and external to the organization
- Ability to work outside of regular office hours and work flexible hours, as required
Salary Range:
$104,722.18 - $132,034.24 per annum
Management & Excluded Grade 16
Application Process:
Interested internal applicants are invited to submit a resume to internal.resume@facswaterloo.org, no later than 4:00pm on July 16, 2024, quoting posting #014-2024.
Interested external applicants are invited to submit a resume to resume@facswaterloo.org, no later than 4:00 pm on July 16, 2024, quoting posting #014-2024.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
Family & Children’s Services is committed to a diverse, inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from Indigenous and Racialized people, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. If you feel comfortable making it known, you may choose to self-identify as member of a designated group. Any information directly related to you is kept confidential and used in a safe manner to inform our recruitment process towards being an equal opportunity employer.
Accommodation at Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region:
We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Applicants need to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department at 519-576-1329. Human Resources will work with the applicant and the interview committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process, which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.