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Description

To start April 1, 2024

Community Living Service Delivery (CLSD), Crisis and Respite Services works with individuals experiencing intellectual disabilities to ensure their physical, emotional, and social needs are met with the goal of supporting their independence, living arrangements, and lifestyle as independent as possible.

This appointment is located at the Athabasca Respite Home in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.  Respite offers emergent and planned respite services. The purpose of respite is to maintain the health and well-being of the individual, their care provider and/or family by providing temporary support.

Respite workers support individuals and provide quality person-centred services. Your hands-on work and engagement with the individual is conducted in a learning and supportive manner and utilizes your effective communication, positive role modelling, patience, adaptability, leadership, and organization to assist in completing the required responsibilities.

CLSD, Crisis and Respite Services value their employees and the work they do. To assist them we provide thorough onboarding that includes safety training required for the position.

Typically, the knowledge required for this position will be gained through experience on the job. However, previous experience working with individuals experiencing intellectual disabilities and/or completion of a Special Care Aide Program would be considered a definite asset. This position may be exposed to the risk of violent situations. Some travel may be necessary.

This position is a shift work position; the successful candidate will operate a vehicle supplied by the Ministry.

Please note, due to the nature of the position employees may be exposed to the risk of violent (behavioural) situations in which PART training reinforces safety concerns and assists in precautionary measures.