Survey Team Leader Qualifications

CET Accreditation Team Leaders preside over the site-survey and will generally work with one or more survey team members. Along with gathering and recording site-survey information, team leaders are responsible for summarizing the data in a final report.

In addition to the key attributes listed on the Becoming a Surveyor page, candidates will have

• a minimum of five (5) years work experience in the field of Community Disability Services or other human service field
• four (4) years of post-secondary education in a related area of study
• experience in program delivery and evaluation
• experience working in areas associated with the Ministry of Community and Social Services; Disabilities, Inclusion and Accessibility Division (the former Persons with Developmental Disabilities) and/or other funding body
• prior training and experience as an ACDS survey team member who has successfully completed at least two (2) surveys as a team member

Equivalent combinations of work experience and education will be considered.

Because the work of a Team Leader involves pre-survey preparation, actual survey facilitation and participation, and post-survey work (i.e., from basic compilation of data through to the preparation of a final report, within defined timelines), critical skills include:

• strong leadership and communication skills
• above average writing skills
• a commitment to quality work with an excellent ability to focus on details and accuracy
• a commitment to meeting deadlines combined with outstanding organizational and time management skills
• proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel (specifically with using the reviewing toolbar, formatting, entering data into tables)

• Team Leader Training Application
• Team Leader Reference Form

​Completed application forms or questions about becoming an ACDS team leader can be submitted to accred@acds.ca.

Applicants who wish to be team leaders will be instructed on how to

• lead a site-survey and
• document your findings in a concisely-written report

After successfully completing team leader training, team leaders must commit to 

• completing a minimum of two (2) surveys annually
• participating in any future surveyor refresher training

Becoming a Surveyor
Surveyor Team Member Qualifications, with application and reference forms
Survey Expenses and Compensation