Executive Director

ARID Group Homes (Niagara)

Job Title: Executive Director

Status: Regular Full-time

Hours of Work: 40 hours a week

Salary range: $68,000 to $71,000 - vacation, employee benefit plans included

Overview of Position:

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director makes an impact on the health and well-being of ARID clients in addiction recovery by overseeing the administration of three residential support homes (2 male, 1 female) and one transitional support home (male).

Qualifications:

• College level certificate in relevant field or equivalent
• Previous employment relevant to addictions and recovery required
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in operations management, including financial literacy for community non-profit organizations is required
• Experience in property management an asset
• Personal lived experience in addiction recovery an asset

Responsibilities:

Provide information to and consult with the Board of Directors regarding the operations and strategic direction of the organization.

• Provide regular and timely reports regarding the operations of ARID
• Seek direction from the Board of Directors on strategic planning for the organization
• Ensure that such direction is implemented, within the financial structure approved by the Board of Directors
• Ensure that the records of the Board of Directors are maintained according to the organization’s by-laws

Ensure that all the terms of the agreements between ARID and funders are fulfilled.

• Prepare reports on finance and program activities
• Ensure compliance with the rules and guidelines set out by funders
• Attend relevant meetings with funders and stay up to date on provincial trends and standards of care

Provide support and supervision to front line staff working with clients.

• Provide support and supervision for programming, including “after hours” incident management
• Ensure that resident/client data management is accurately and promptly completed and legally compliant
• Manage the performance of all staff
• Recruit and orient new staff

Manage the financial health of the organization.

• Develop operational budgets that are in keeping with the direction of the Board of Directors and funders
• Ensure that budgets, as approved by the board, are administered, monitored and accountable. This includes the oversight of payroll.
• Assist the Board of Directors in developing and maintaining alternate funding sources, including charitable fund raising
• Seek funding opportunities and implement fund raising events and strategies

Responsible for community development on behalf of the organization.

• Represent the Vision and Mission of ARID in the community
• Develop and maintain cooperative and collaborative initiatives with other service providers in the interest of improving services and creating efficiencies

Special Requirements:

• Must maintain ability to travel in a timely manner to other offices, work locations or sites as authorized by the Organization for business reasons and to be hands on with all residents

Email cover letter and resume to arid.admin@aridhomes.ca by January 9, 2026.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.