Disability Services Worker
- Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Responsibilities
Supporting the well being of individuals with developmental disabilities by participating in helping the individuals achieve their goals, creating natural supports in their community, role modelling, planning recreational & leisure activities, personal care, implementation of programs that help support the individual's growth, problem solving, along with promoting life skills such as cooking, cleaning and daily documentation within our Community Services program.
Requirements
- Clear Police Clearance (Vulnerable Sector Check and 6 months or newer) is required.
- A valid Class 5 driver's license is required.
- Access to and use of a vehicle for all shifts with a minimum of $1,000,000 insurance and with the ability to transport clients is required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Sound decision-making skills.
- Ability to work well as a team member.
- First Aid and CPR, Professional Assault Crisis Training (Pro-ACT), crisis intervention training, medication delivery, abuse reporting protocol would be an asset but if the candidate does not have this specific training, it will be provided.
- Previous experience in this field and working with challenging behaviours would be an asset.
- Must have flexibility in their schedule.
- Only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Thank you for applying for this position.
Benefits
After three months of employment the candidate would be eligible for Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, Paid Sick time and a Health Spending Account. Other benefits would be paid Mileage, Weekend Shift Differential, Employee and Family Assistance Program and bursary opportunities for continuation of education in a related area.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Disability Services Worker at CORE Association will support individuals with developmental disabilities to reach their goals and build natural supports in the community. The role includes personal care, planning recreation and leisure activities, teaching life skills such as cooking and cleaning, and keeping daily documentation.
Requirements
CORE Association needs candidates with a clear vulnerable sector police check, a valid Class 5 licence and a vehicle with $1,000,000 insurance for transporting clients. Strong written and verbal communication, sound decision-making, teamwork and schedule flexibility are required.
Skills
- Personal care
- Life skills coaching
- Recreation and leisure planning
- Program implementation
- Role modelling
- Daily documentation
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Teamwork
- Crisis intervention
- Pro-ACT
- First Aid
- CPR
- Medication delivery
- Abuse reporting protocol
- Behaviour management
- Cooking instruction
- Cleaning instruction
- Community integration
- Driving clients
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Short and long term disability
- Paid sick time
- Health spending account
- Mileage reimbursement
- Weekend shift differential
- Employee and family assistance program
- Education bursary
Categories
- Social Services
- Healthcare
Keywords
- developmental disabilities
- disability services
- community services
- personal care
- life skills
- recreation
- leisure activities
- crisis intervention
- Pro-ACT
- First Aid
- CPR
- medication delivery
- abuse reporting
- challenging behaviours
- support worker
- community support
- vulnerable sector check
- Class 5 licence
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- Vulnerable sector check
- First Aid
- CPR
- Pro-ACT
Tools
- vehicle
Own vehicle
Yes