The Sales Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the dealership’s new and used vehicle sales department. This includes coaching and mentoring the sales team, driving performance to achieve targets, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction, and supporting the overall profitability of the dealership. The ideal candidate is a strong leader with proven experience in automotive sales management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for helping both employees and customers succeed.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead, motivate, and support the sales team to achieve individual and departmental sales goals.
• Recruit, train, and develop sales staff, ensuring ongoing professional growth and high performance.
• Monitor and manage the sales process, including lead management, follow-up, and closing ratios.
• Work closely with the Finance & Insurance team to maximize profitability while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Develop and execute sales strategies and marketing initiatives in partnership with dealership leadership.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements, company policies, and brand standards.
• Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with the GM/GSM on ordering, pricing, and merchandising.
• Handle customer escalations and resolve concerns in a professional and timely manner.
• Track, analyze, and report on key sales metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Promote a positive team culture that aligns with the values of the Steve Marshall Group.

What We Offer:
• Competitive salary.
• Health and dental plan upon completion of the probation period.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Company events.
• Friendly, team-oriented work environment.
• Opportunities to grow within the dealership/group.

Our company is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment and where everyone has a fair and equal chance to succeed.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, and make all employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We believe diversity and inclusion make us stronger, and we are dedicated to building a culture where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met in accordance with applicable laws.

Key Responsibilities
• Diagnose, repair, and maintain a wide range of heavy-duty forestry equipment (e.g., skidders, loaders, harvesters, log trucks) and light-duty vehicles.
• Perform regular inspections, preventative maintenance, and record all service work.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Fabricate and weld components as needed.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Collaborate with operators, supervisors, and management to minimize downtime and prioritize repairs.

Job Opportunity: Comox Valley Community Health Network (Network) Facilitator
Approximate Start Date: January 5, 2026
Hours: 20 hours/week until March 31, 2027. Extension funding dependent.
Location: Work from home and in community
Compensation: $60/hour
Closing Date: November 12, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
Contact: Christopher Bate [email protected]

The Society does not have dedicated office space so the Facilitator will be expected to work from a home office and will supply their office equipment. Community-based work will be expected as well.

The Role:
The Facilitator will:
1. Convene dialogue regarding social determinants of health and modifiable risk factors informed by credible data (e.g. Local Health Area Profiles, BCCDC Community Health Profiles) content experts (e.g. Medical Health Officers, Academics, Planners) and people from diverse backgrounds with lived/living experience to:
a. foster a common understanding of community health priorities
b. create a shared vision for a healthy community
c. reach agreement on joint priorities for shared action/intervention
d. develop/maintain and/or renew time-limited strategy documents reflecting vision, priorities and action plans facilitate coordinated action amongst partners to address joint priorities
e. engage policy makers around system level changes required to enable action on joint priorities
f. facilitate ongoing collection and dissemination of data from partners regarding aligned community action in support of joint priorities and observable outcomes of aligned actions.

2. Support engagement of community voice and community participation from multi-sector partners such as Community Service Providers, Health Care Providers, Persons with Lived Experience, Local Government, Local First Nations, School Districts/Boards, Post-Secondary Institutions, Local Business, existing collaborative groups, and other institutions and sectors representing a spectrum of expertise, ages, and population perspectives spanning the regional district area. The CHN will strive to ensure broad and equitable participation at all levels of their CHN network structure.

3. Partner with Island Health Community Health Promoters or alternate Island Health Population and Public Health designate.

4. Collaborate with Island Health Population and Public Health regarding ongoing alignment of evolving priorities as needed as Island Health’s funding for Community Health Networks is tied to strategic Initiatives of the Ministry of Health and Island Health, which may change over time.
Responsibilities:

The Facilitator, in collaboration with the Coordinating Circle, will provide leadership for the
Network by:
• Developing a work plan for the Network in collaboration with the Coordinating Circle
• Continuing to build the capacity of the Network and moving it towards collective action and impact
• Promoting and advocating on behalf of the Network
• Ensuring broad and equitable participation at all levels of the Network structure including participation from multi-sector community partners with active participation from people with lived/living experience, foundations, charitable organizations, Island Health, local government, local First Nations, school districts boards, post-secondary institutions, local business organizations, existing collaborative groups, and other institutions and sectors representing a spectrum of expertise, ages, and population perspectives spanning the entire region
• Initiating and facilitating regional partnerships, projects and data collection and dissemination
• Engaging policy makers around system level changes required to enable action on joint priorities
• Developing, maintaining and/or renewing time-limited strategy documents reflecting vision, priorities and action plans
• Developing and implementing evaluation activities regarding Network outcomes and processes
• Identifying and securing project funding to address priorities
• Engaging with Community Health Promoter and/or Manager of Healthy Communities or alternate Island Health designate regarding ongoing alignment of evolving priorities tied to strategic Initiatives of the Ministry of Health and Island Health
• Providing reporting on the Network as established by Island Health and CVRD in collaboration with the Coordinating Circle.

The Facilitator will work with the Society Board and staff by:
• Ensuring regular communications and reporting to the Society Board
• Identifying areas of alignment with the Network Work Plan with the Society’s priorities and projects
• Being a resource to the Society in connecting the social determinants of health to the Society initiatives
• Being the primary contact for the Network and working collaboratively with an Administrative Assistant and Society staff as necessary
• Prepare and manage the Network annual budget with Society staff and Board Treasurer.

Comox Valley Social Planning Society:
The Comox Valley Social Planning Society has contracted with the Comox Valley Regional District to support the continued development and progress of the Network. Island Health is providing funding to the Comox Valley Regional District to support the Network and the CVRD has subcontracted the work of overseeing the Network to the Social Planning Society.

The Network was formed in 2018 to bring together people from wide-ranging backgrounds, roles and perspectives to collaboratively plan and act on issues that impact health and well-being in our community.

The CVCHN’s purpose statement is: We are a community-driven network that facilitates collective action to positively impact the social determinants of health in the Comox Valley. We believe a healthy, sustainable, resilient community is a shared responsibility. Working together with the Network Coordinating Circle of community members, community organizations and Island Health, the Facilitator ensures the vision, purpose, values and guiding principles of the network are incorporated into the operation of the network and supports building the capacity of the Network to move towards collective action that will address social determinants of health in the region.

The Comox Valley Social Planning Society is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Society works to eliminate discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, provincial or local laws.

POSTING NO: 2025-31
POSTING DATE: October 15, 2025
POSTING EXPIRY DATE: November 7, 2025, at 4:00 pm*

The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) is currently recruiting for a full-time Manager, Strategic
Initiatives. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Manager, Strategic Initiatives supports the
CAO to build a culture of public service that earns the trust and confidence of our community by delivering
results on the Board’s strategic initiatives, attracting investment into the region, providing project
leadership, building effective relationships and communications with intergovernmental partners and
community members and supporting corporate planning and performance.

The position is full-time, 35 hours a week, onsite, with an annual salary range of $104,000 to $120,000 and a generous, comprehensive benefits package

JOB SUMMARY
The Manager, Strategic Initiatives supports the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to build a culture of public service that earns the trust and confidence of our community by delivering results on the Board’s strategic initiatives, attracting investment into the region, providing project leadership, building effective relationships and communications with intergovernmental partners and community members and supporting corporate planning and performance. The Manager, Strategic Initiatives reports directly to the CAO.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Initiatives
• Advances the Board’s strategic initiatives by identifying projects and sourcing and securing funding and resourcing.
• Directs and manages the work of external consultants;
• Identifies and works effectively with internal and external stakeholders and communicates information to the Board, staff and the public;
• Identifies the need for functions and services and assists with service establishment;
• Proactively identifies and engages individual experts, as well as informational resources, that can help frame and advance the Regional District’s work on key trends or emerging issues;
• Acts as Project Lead for key projects such as Just Like Home Lodge, including developing project plans, coordinating cross-departmental and cross-agency teams, identifying challenges and risks, and briefing the CAO
• Keeps informed of broader policies, issues and opportunities that have the potential to impact the Regional District and provides advice to the CAO on the Regional District’s role or response.

Communications and Partnerships
• Works collaboratively with Communications staff to develop and implement communication and engagement strategies;
• Represents the SRD and guides the work of the First Nations Liaison to build effective relationships with Indigenous communities, municipal partners, provincial agencies, and community organizations to advance SRD priority projects.
• Provides strategic advice to the Board of Directors, CAO, and Staff on intergovernmental relations and partnership opportunities.

Corporate Planning, Performance and Policy
• Works with the CAO to identify organization-wide planning, performance and policy initiatives;
• Acts as a resource to support cross-departmental projects and program improvements as directed by the CAO.

Other Duties and Responsibilities
• Contribute to the departmental budgeting process and manage expenses;
• Management of other functions, staff and duties as may be required and directed by the CAO.

This job requires an experience Tugboat Skipper to service fish farms in the Quatsino area delivering feed, fuel and freight. It is a weekly schedule with some overnight stays. Drugs or alcohol are not permitted on the vessel at any time.

Salary Range: $40.03 To $50.59 Hourly
• This position is casual, on-call.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada and at our organization on an ongoing basis.
• The John Howard Society of North Island is an employment equity employer.
• This position is open to applicants of all genders.
• This position requires union membership and the completion of two criminal record checks.
• All union JJEP/Paraprofessional positions are subject to wage grid levels. Positions begin at Step 1 and are increased to Steps 2 through 4 based on number of hours worked.

Job Description
Job Title: Youth and Family Counsellor - Foundry
Work site: Courtenay, Campbell River
Service Area: Comox Valley and Campbell River
Program: Foundry
Benchmark: Integrated: Family Counsellor and Addictions Counsellor
Grid Level: Grid 14, Paraprofessional
Reports to: Program Manager

Summary
The Youth and Family Counsellor – Foundry provides assessment, counselling, referral, and follow up services to youth and families with challenges associated with mental health and/or substance use. The Youth and Family Counsellor – Foundry will provide single session brief walk in counselling services that reduce risk, promote positive choices for a healthier lifestyle, and support youth and family’s connection, stability, and attachment to community.

This program is part of an integrated service delivery model (Foundry) using ongoing collaboration with Primary Care, Youth and Family Substance Use Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), and other community partners and resources as needed.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
To perform the job successfully, the counsellor must be able to perform both the general and specific duties in a consistent and satisfactory manner. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide single session brief solution focused counselling in a drop-in model centre.
• Provides individual, family, and group counselling using therapeutic techniques drawn from theoretical frameworks such as emotion focused family therapy (EFFT), brief solution-focused, narrative, motivational interviewing, client directed outcome informed, harm reduction or other best or promising practice.
• Establishes and maintains coordinated working relationships with other human service providers and caregivers.
• Provides crisis intervention and support to children, youth, and their families when required.
• Refers youth and their families as necessary to other services, residential programs, support groups, etc. Efforts are made to reduce or eliminate barriers for clients needing to use a resource. Provides follow-up and support in these situations when required.
• Maintains client records and provides statistics and reports as required.
• Participates in regular clinical consultation and supervision.

Diversity
The John Howard Society of North Island welcomes applications from all qualified applicants including but not limited by those of any gender, race, orientation, or disability. Multilingual skills and multicultural competence are assets.