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Providing Respite(a break)to families/guardians who have a individual with an intellectual disability (varying disabilities).
This may mean a few hours at a time, a day or a few days, or a weekend.
Sometimes families may want a person to do fun activities with their child, like recreational activities or crafts, etc.
Requirements:
Experience providing care to people with disabilities an asset but not mandatory.
Must be a people person, empathetic and reliable. Must have a current Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Check.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)