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The Seasonal Student Direct Support to promote well-being and enhanced quality of life - Assist with personal hygiene, lifting, dressing, meals, accurate medication administration, health treatments, social and leisure activities and transportation as needed- Empower individual choice and promote access to the natural/community supports available- Provide support in a manner that recognizes and supports the spiritual needs of each person according to their choices.- Foster independence in people supported by delegating responsibilities and monitoring until successful completion.- Provide crisis/emergency supports- Work within protocols and training to respond to behavioural needs/incidents - Implement designed programs for people supported.
Positions in Waldheim, Warman and Saskatoon and dependent on proposal approval.
Requirements: Applicants should be college or university students enrolled in a programs such as psychology, nursing, social work child care etc or in a relevant field of study, registered as a full-time student during the past academic year and returning to full-time studies during the next academic year.
Christian Horizons welcomes all applicants regardless of religion or any Human Rights Code protected grounds. We seek to provide accessibility through all steps of the hiring process for applicants with disabilities consistent with our Accessibility Policies. Please let us know if you require an accommodation and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs
We thank all applicants; however, only those qualifying for an interview will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Working with others
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Specific Skills
- Provide personal care
- Prepare, cook and serve meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Aid clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Type of Clientele
- Persons with a mental health disability
- Persons with an intellectual disability
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)