Workshop B — Housing Manager Bootcamp: Everything You Need to Know from Day-to-Day Operations to Funding Applications to Succession Planning
Sharon McKay
Program Manager
First Nations Housing & Infrastructure Council (FNHIC)
(Registration opens at 1:00 pm)
- Part One: BUILD AND DISCOVER
- Examining the database and training tools that will make you more confidant in your role
- Part Two: GROUNDING Your Role and BUILDING the Housing Department
- Identifying how a housing manager can build, train and retain a team
- Sticking to the departmental budget and understanding where the funding comes from
- Educating members and tenants on housing department policies and expectations for general upkeep
- Maintaining cultural appreciation while being assertive and effective in your role
- Interacting effectively with other departments
- Implementing positive coping mechanisms and healthy habits to mitigate stress
- Analyzing how to ease the workload by developing strategies and creating boundaries within the housing role
- Part Three: WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT FOR? – Document Dissection: Clarifying and Applying Useful Paperwork
- Analyzing and understanding the various types of documents
- Drafting and organizing a document system that will make being a housing manager much more manageable and alleviate some of the stresses
- Part Four: GUTS ON CONTRACTS – Navigating a Contract and Ensuring You Never Feel Mislead Again
- Analyzing CCDC contracts for contractors including design builds, construction management, open build and cost plots
- Examining contracts format and standard language
- Calculating the ins and outs of consulting fees