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Community Support Worker – Casual

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Days 7AM-3PM
Evenings 3PM-11PM
Awake Nights 11PM-7AM
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Requirement of Employment

Please note, successful applicants will be asked to apply for a Criminal Record Check through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Do you possess the following?
Valid Basic First Aid / CPR certificate?*
Tuberculosis screen? (Within the last 12 months)*
Valid BC Driver’s License?*
If you do not have a Class 4 license, are you willing to obtain one within 3 months of employment?*
Clear Driver’s Abstract?*
Food Safe?*

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Nature of Position

The Community Support Worker is responsible for introducing and implementing ideas and activities that allow the clients in the Passages Day Program to complete tasks independently achieve the greatest degree of independence. The Community Support Worker is responsible for assisting the participants with their day to day life skills; to include social, vocational, leisure, health, and fitness.

Duties & Responsibilities 

  • Develops and participates in program activities and schedules with participants such as, personal/social development classes, recreation and leisure activities or community access and awareness, life skills training to include money management, bus training, and communications
  • Responds to personal care requirements of the individual
  • Monitors health matters, to include; illness, seizure activity, and
  • Inventory of program supplies and ensures supplies for planned activities are available and ready for
  • Prepares client reports and other reports as assigned by the program supervisor
  • Attends and participates in staff meetings as
  • Liaison with parents, caregivers, and group home staff, where
  • Performs administrative duties, as directed by supervisor including but not limited to, reviewing of correspondence, reviewing and updating of participant files, data collection, charting in log books and communication books.
  • Participates in goal setting and program planning with the Passages Day Program team, participates regarding Individual Program Plans (I.P.P.), and overall program development and
  • Ensures the safety of all participants in the program when lifting, transferring and the loading of wheelchairs on and off the
  • Ensures the safe evacuation of all program staff and participants in case of fire drills or other emergencies and ensures all individuals are accounted
  • Performs other related duties, as

Rate of Pay

$27.53

Location

Campbell River, BC

Requirements

  • Certification in Community Support Worker, Residential Care Attendant or equivalent certification in a relevant field preferred
  • 3 – 6 month’s prior job related experience working with people with developmental disabilities
  • Must display an understanding and ability to work with individuals with disabilities and complex care needs.
  • Standard First Aid – Industry and CPR
  • Class 4 BC Driver’s License
  • Food Safe Certification
  • Consent to a Criminal Record Check
  • Negative Tuberculin Test

Qualifications / Knowledge / Skills

  • Strong oral and written communication and organizational
  • Ability to provide a calm, healthy, positive role model to
  • Ability to problem solves with participants as well as determines their needs and
  • Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations and to remain calm in difficult situations while ensuring everyone is treated with respect and
  • Ability to work as a productive and interactive team
  • Ability to recognize aspects of a participant’s life that requires support and
  • Knowledge of teaching strategies and assessment
  • Ability to deal effectively in a crisis; and provide crisis intervention as
  • Ability to deal effectively with challenging
  • Knowledge of all safety aspects when transferring and dealing with

Union Status

Community Living Services Collective Agreement

Own Vehicle Requirement