Adult Living Support Worker - RH
Adult Living Support Worker - RH
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Job Description
Make a real impact by supporting adults with diverse abilities in a home setting. Help build independence wellbeing and community connections!
What Youll Do
- Provide personal care health support & medication administration
- Plan activities outings & community engagement
- Prepare healthy meals & maintain the home (shopping cleaning repairs)
- Work with individuals caregivers & professionals to set & reach goals
- Support selfadvocacy relationship skills & personal finances
- Arrange & transport clients to appointments & outings
- Respond to emergencies effectively
- Keep clear & accurate documentation & reports
Benefits
- Competitive wage range $27.54$31.61 /hr.
- Extended health dental vision and more
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Vacation starting from 3 weeks per year
- 1 day per month paid sick time
- Stat Holiday Bank accrued at 5 to be used on unworked stat days
- Regular wage increases with hours worked
- Priority as an internal candidate for future job vacancies
- Community involvement and wellbeing activities
- Fully paid training and professional development opportunities
What You Bring
- Diploma in Human or Social Services or other related field
- 1year recent experience with individuals with moderate to severe behavioural and developmental diverse abilities
- Or a combination of education training and experience.
Your unique qualities
- Work with individuals facing behavioral and developmental challenges including Autism.
- Build strong trusting relationships with clients families and the care team.
- Handle challenging behaviors and crises with calm appropriate responses.
- Support life skills development using a strengthsbased approach.
- Plan and implement client goals schedules and strategies.
- Work independently and collaborate effectively with the team.
- Solve problems follow procedures and take initiative.
- Maintain the home (cooking cleaning shopping budgeting).
- Prepare healthy nutritious meals.
Other Musts
- Valid BC Class 4 Unrestricted Drivers License
(Or ability to obtain within probation reimbursement available) safe driving record - Safe Driving Record & Reliable Vehicle
- TB Test (clear of tuberculosis)
- Criminal record check with vulnerable sector search
- Unionized position with a 1.85 union dues deduction
- Physical abilities to provide individuals with personal care and recreational activities indoors and outdoors. Including supporting individuals in wheelchairs and walkers carrying lifting transferring pushing pulling bending assisting clients safely in and out of bed and bath and using lifts and other health equipment appropriately.
- The following training is required and provided to the successful candidate free of charge. Existing certifications are an asset: First Aid Mandt SafeTalk Medication Management Privacy and Information Sharing Safe Food Handling AntiBullying and Harassment.
PROGRAM: River House Supported Living Program
LOCATION: Kamloops BC
STATUS: PartTime
HOURS of WORK: 24 hours per week
SCHEDULE: Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday between 11 am to 7 pm
REPORTS TO: River House Program Coordinator
COMPENSATION: $27.54$31.61 per hour (Grid 11 as per collective agreement)
CLOSING DATE: Open until a suitable candidate is found
JOB NUMBER:202557
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ICS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion visible or invisible diverse abilities gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin age or citizenship or immigration status. Where bona fide occupational requirements limit the applicant selection the burden of proof rests with the Employer.
Employment Type
Part-Time
