Executive Director - Centre 105

Job Description

Executive Director – Centre 105 - Cornwall, ON

Reports to: Director General, Community Ministries

Role Summary

Centre 105 provides nourishment, social connection, and referral support to individuals experiencing poverty, homelessness, social isolation, and other complex challenges in Cornwall and the surrounding region. Through a welcoming breakfast program and a caring community environment, Centre 105 fosters dignity, reduces isolation, and strengthens participants’ connections to needed services.

The Executive Director provides strategic, operational, and community leadership for Centre 105. They ensure high-quality service delivery, meaningful community engagement, and responsible financial and administrative oversight. The Executive Director is the public and organizational lead for the ministry, including cultivating partnerships, guiding staff and volunteers, and advancing the mission of Centre 105 and the broader Anglican Diocese of Ottawa’s community ministries.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Core Service Delivery & Program Leadership

• Oversee the delivery of Centre 105’s breakfast and social-support programming, ensuring a safe, dignified, and welcoming environment.
• Develop and implement program policies, service standards, and operating procedures that promote best practices in community support, harm reduction, referral pathways, and crisis response.
• Assess participant needs and emerging community issues; ensure program offerings remain relevant, innovative, and responsive.
• Maintain high standards of participant safety, confidentiality, and accessibility in alignment with ADO values.
• Supervise frontline program staff, ensuring effective training, coaching, performance feedback, and team cohesion.
• Lead volunteer recruitment, onboarding, training, scheduling, and recognition.

2. Operational Oversight

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership, ensuring that Centre 105 operates smoothly, safely, and in alignment with mission and strategic priorities.
• Oversee all aspects of financial management, including budgeting, forecasts, invoicing, revenue tracking, expenditure control, and financial reporting.
• Ensure appropriate HR practices including onboarding, scheduling, performance management, compliance with ESA legislation, health and safety, and ongoing staff development.
• Maintain administrative systems, records, and technology to ensure organizational efficiency and confidentiality.
• Monitor and implement Occupational Health & Safety requirements; ensure certifications such as CPR, First Aid, and PRCs are current for staff and volunteers.
• Ensure facilities, equipment, and supplies are maintained and adequate for daily operations.

3. Community Engagement & Partnerships

• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with Holy Trinity Anglican Church and its congregation, fostering mutual support, shared understanding of Centre 105’s mission, and opportunities for parish engagement in program activities and volunteer initiatives."
• Serve as the primary liaison to community agencies, service providers, and local networks to build strong collaborative relationships that support participants’ needs.
• Represent Centre 105 at community meetings, events, and networks; deliver presentations and promote the mission and work of the Centre.
• Collaborate with and provide support to multiple committees and boards, including attending meetings as to ensure effective stakeholder engagement, alignment, and progress on organizational priorities
• Comfortable working in a religious environment within a Christian faith-based organization, inclusive of engaging with the community, participating in church social events, and respecting organizational structure.

4. Governance & Strategic Leadership

• Work closely with the Director General of Community Ministries and the Advisory Board to develop and implement strategic priorities and operational plans.
• In collaboration with the Advisory Board prepare timely program, financial, and operational reports for the DG and other diocesan leadership bodies.
• Lead the development and submission of grant applications, funding proposals, and reports to funders.
• Support and lead fundraising initiatives to advance the organization’s mission and financial sustainability
• Develop and monitor the annual budget; ensure financial stewardship and sustainability.
• Ensure alignment with ADO policies, values, and governance requirements.
• Participate in leadership meetings across Community Ministries, contributing to shared learning, collaboration, and system-wide improvements.

Qualifications and Skills

Education & Experience

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in social services, community development, social work, non-profit management, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of leadership experience in a social services or non-profit environment.
• Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, or marginalization is strongly preferred.
• Experience in program development, volunteer coordination, and community outreach.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of community-based support models, including harm reduction, trauma-informed practice, crisis response, and referral pathways.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to build, motivate, and support staff and volunteer teams.
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written, interpersonal, and public speaking.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and time-management abilities.
• Experience with budgeting, financial management, and funding proposals.
• Ability to navigate complex community relationships with diplomacy and collaboration.
• Proficiency with digital tools including MS Office, social media, and basic data tracking systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and the mission and values of a faith-based organization.

Other Requirements

• Reference checks and a Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Ability to work on-site during program hours, with occasional additional hours for meetings, events, or community engagements.
• Valid driver’s license and access to transportation is an asset due to community outreach responsibilities

Working Conditions and Benefits

• Full-time, 37.5 hours/week.
• Extended Health and Dental Benefits
• Defined Benefit Pension
• Free On-site Parking

Salary: $74,000 - $77,000

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