JOB POSTING #2026-102-01

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Advocacy and Social Equity

Manager, Social Inclusion and Disaster Resiliency

Wage: $43.54 to $44.84 per hour

Full Time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday  

This role requires a confident and emotionally intelligent leader who can provide balanced, intentional support across three distinct program areas: Seniors Services, Community Living, and Disaster Resiliency, to ensure high‑quality, client‑centered service delivery.

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Location:  Abbotsford

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Job Summary:

The Manager of Social Inclusion and Disaster Resiliency reports to the Director of the Advocacy and Social Equity (ASE) department with Archway Community Services. This role requires a confident and emotionally intelligent leader who can provide balanced, intentional support across three distinct program areas: Seniors Services, Community Living, and Disaster Resiliency, to ensure high‑quality, client‑centered service delivery. This includes adapting communication and leadership approaches to meet the diverse needs of each team, fostering a collaborative and healthy workplace culture, and ensuring that all program areas advance in alignment with departmental and agency priorities.

The Manager also navigates personnel and labour considerations within the unionized Community Living program, fostering a respectful, safe, and collaborative work environment. In partnership with municipal and community stakeholders, the position leads emergency preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives.

Across all responsibilities, the Manager applies an equity lens to decision‑making and partnerships, so services remain inclusive, culturally responsive, and aligned with Archway’s mission and values.

Your Role:

Archway’s Manager, Social Inclusion and Disaster Resiliency with the Advocacy and Social Equity contributes by:

•         Providing strong, adaptive leadership across three diverse program areas, Seniors Services, Community Living, and Disaster Resiliency, tailoring communication, decision-making, and problem-solving approaches to the needs of each team.

•         Implementing and managing initiatives which contribute to a positive culture grounded in inclusivity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

•         Providing unified leadership and clear strategic direction to the Seniors Services, Disaster Response & Resiliency, and Community Living program clusters, including direct supervision of Supervisors and/or Coordinators.

•         Supporting and guiding the Disaster Resiliency Coordinator in advancing Archway’s emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts through collaborative planning, stakeholder coordination, and community education initiatives.

•         Leading the development, administration, and monitoring of multiple complex budgets across three program streams, ensuring compliance with funder requirements and organizational standards (in consultation with the Department Director, and with input from the Finance Department).

Our Offer

•         Wage:  $43.54 to $44.84 per hour

•         A full-time position at 35 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. 

•         Permanent

•         Benefits include: 

o   Three weeks pro-rated vacation in your first year; four weeks in your second year.

o   Three pro-rated wellness days per year.

o   Pro-rated sick leave days per year.

o   Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration.

o   A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.

o   A pension plan: Archway meets your contribution.

o   Employee and Family Assistance Program.

o   Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events.

o   Free use of Archway’s wellness equipment.

o   Great in-house training opportunities.

o   Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway. 

o   Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment.

o   Work/Life balance.

Getting an Interview – you will be considered if you have:

•         A degree in related discipline (e.g., Social Work, Community Living, Human Services, Education Bachelor’s, Social Services) or an acceptable combination of education and experience.

•         A minimum of three years of managerial experience in the planning, development, leadership, and administration of programs or services, including direct staff supervision.

•         Demonstrated ability to lead teams across multiple program areas.

•         Experience supporting or engaging individuals from equity-seeking or underrepresented groups.

•         Proven experience managing budgets across more than one program.

•         Experience working in a unionized environment is considered an asset, including familiarity with collective agreement processes, clear communication within defined roles, adherence to established policies and workflows, and the ability to collaborate respectfully with unionized team members.

•         Experience working in a non-profit community services organization is preferred.

•         Experience in seniors’ services, community living, or disaster response is an asset.

The Job Requires you to have:

•         A deep awareness of systemic barriers and structures that contribute to marginalization.

•         Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally inclusive, and person-centred practices.

•         Excellent verbal, written, and active listening skills.

•         The ability to facilitate meetings and communicate complex information to a broad range of stakeholders.

•         The ability to communicates respectfully and effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and with individuals who speak different first languages, as well as with multidisciplinary teams.

•         The ability to prepare clear, concise reports.

•         A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

•         Proficiency using virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

•         A demonstrated commitment to organizational values, collaborative leadership, continuous improvement, and fostering inclusive, supportive, and high-performing team environments.

Working Conditions:

•         Works in a fast‑paced environment with frequent interruptions, shifting priorities, and competing deadlines that require strong task‑switching and time‑management skills.

•         Engages in regular in‑person interaction with staff, clients, and community partners; adherence to organizational health and safety protocols is required.

•         May encounter challenging, crisis, or conflict situations and must respond with professionalism, sound judgment, and effective de‑escalation skills.

•         Uses a personal vehicle for program‑related travel in accordance with Archway’s transportation policy and insurance requirements, with mileage reimbursed as per organizational policy.

•         Requires flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet program or emergency response needs.

Conditions of employment:

•         Valid BC driver's license and clean driver’s abstract.

•         Access to reliable personal vehicle.

•         A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

Closing date is March 1, 2026

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Your resume may also be forwarded to other Programs for their consideration for their job vacancies.  If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please send an e-mail to with DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line of the e-mail and the job reference number to which you applied, in the body of the e-mail.

Archway's goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.  

We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and unceded territory of the Stó:lō people. Stó:lō  territory extends from the mouth of the Fraser River to Boston Bar. Locally, this includes the Matsqui First Nation and Sumas First Nation. We give them thanks for sharing their land and resources with us.

We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.

We're proud to share that Archway was recently recognized for having a 5-Star Safety Culture!

Every year, Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) recognizes organizations across Canada that exemplify excellence in fostering robust workplace safety cultures. Winners demonstrate a commitment to proactive risk management, comprehensive training, and employee engagement.​

This award reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a workplace environment where employees feel safe, seen, and supported.

If you're interested in working for an organization where safety is a priority, come work with us at Archway.