Personal Support Worker

Conteúdo do emprego

Kinnect Support Services is a social services partner that provides trained staff support to various organizations in need of relief staff. Our team offers superior support to Agencies, Organizations, and Institutions that work with adolescents youth, adults, and seniors who experience behavioral, social, emotional, physical, and psychiatric difficulties.

Areas of Service:

1. Toronto-GTA

2. Scarborough

Job description

• Supportive residential environment for those with Autism, Developmental Delays, Mental Health or behavioral issues.
• Responsible for engaging those in the residential program as well as some day treatment programing
• Duties will include daily routines, recreation, behavioral management, and presenting life skills education.
• Daily supervision of residents.
• Maintaining routine within the residences and doing household chores including cleaning, general maintenance, and keeping the staff workspace clean.
• Ensuring clients are following prescribed medication routines (i.e. witnessing the client taking their medications, documenting where applicable).
• Complete daily logs, incident reports, medication charts and other legal documents. MUST have a solid command of the English language and the ability to effectively articulate and document is mandatory.
• Comply with all policies and procedures as established by the agency / Ministry.
• Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to driving agency vehicles, attending appointments with clients, completing household chores, adhering to Health and Safety standards.

Location: Toronto, Richmond Hill & Scarborough & New Market, Ontario *
Qualifications:

You must have:

• Must Drive. G2/G License
• Must be a graduate from a recognized College with or University equivalent
• Level 1 First Aid / CPR Certificate.
• Must have valid crisis training: CPI and Safe Management
• Working with Autism, Mental Health Behavioral, and Developmentally Delayed clients in a Group Home Setting
• Need to have or willing to get a Vulnerable Person Sector Criminal reference search.

What we are looking for:

• Good oral and verbal communication skills – English is essential.
• Deals with others in an effective, compassionate and supportive manner.
• Respects each resident as an individual and is aware of his/her need for self-respect and privacy, and the right to share in decisions about his/her care.
• Is capable of working in a team environment.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills.
• Positive public relation skills, including the ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with residents and families.
• Demonstrates ability to organize workload and to respond efficiently and effectively to unexpected workload and situations.
• Demonstrates ability to operate related equipment.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Casual

Salary: $18.00-$21.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person