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March of Dimes Canada Support Worker (Rehabilitation) / Personal Support Worker (PSW) - (FT) - Sudbury, ON in Sudbury, Ontario
Brain Injury Support Worker (Rehabilitation) / Personal Support Worker (PSW) - (1) Full-Time Position in our Congregate Care Setting at Bishop Alexander Carter House, Sudbury, ON, Northeast Region
35 Hours per week
At March of Dimes Canada, our collective work matters . As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.
Our collective efforts are rooted in our Purpose , Vision , and Mission , which inform how we drive all our work forward:
Purpose: Champion equity. Empower ability.
Vision: An inclusive, barrier-free society for people with disabilities.
Mission: To be Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.
Our Community Support Services (CSS) team provides essential services that enable our clients to thrive. Whether their disability is physical, the result of brain injury, or aging, our more than 2,000 team members assist clients in their homes and across communities, to live as independently as possible.
This Opportunity:
We are currently looking to fill 1 Full-time Support Worker (Rehabilitation)/Personal Support Worker -in our Congregate Care Setting at Bishop Alexander Carter House, in Sudbury ON, Northeast Region. 35 hours per week.
Flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, overnights (sleep/awake), weekends, and holidays.
Starting wage is $21.86-23.05 , inclusive of the $3.00 per hour wage enhancement from the Ontario government for hours spent directly supporting clients. The wage enhancement does not apply to training and paid leave.
Roles and responsibilities:
Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, behavioral data collection and verbal reports)
Participate in any required training
Follow policies and procedures as required
Provide one to one support and group support within the home and community to adults with an Acquired Brain Injury with activities of daily living, personal care, and rehabilitation planning.
Communicate with consumer, family, and team members.
To provide services on a flexible basis including evenings and weekends
Qualifications and experience:
Post-Secondary preferred in Human and Social Services
Minimum of three years’ experience in Human Services field and/or working with people with ABI.
Current CARE and CPR, First Aid an asset
Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility
Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
Sound behavioral management skills, cognitive problem-solving skills.
Proven teamwork abilities
Working knowledge of ABI and rehabilitation
Ability to effectively deal with behavioral situations
Ability to speak, read, and write English
Deadline to apply: September 23, 2024
Please submit your application through the posting on the MODC website https://marchofdimes.hiringplatform.ca/list/internal
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