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Chip and Dale Homes Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization providing residential and day program services for adults with intellectual disabilities.
The Team Leader is primarily responsibility for the overall care and support of the residents in the home. The Team Leader participates in the training, supervision and discipline of staff who work with the residents and he/she operates and maintains the residents home. Duties of the Team Leader include, but are not limited, to the following key responsibilities:
Resident Care & Programming
Key Worker Responsibility
Staff Training, Supervision & Discipline
Financial Management of Resident's Funds
Home Maintenance Duties
Communication and Liaison
On Call Duties
Rotation Shift: Days,Evenings & weekends
Skills Required:
A Disability Support Certificate or related post-secondary education and/or equivalent training and experience may be considered
Minimum 2 years of experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and 1 year of supervisory experience and/or training
Current First Aid/CPR certification
Knowledge of crisis prevention and intervention techniques
Ability to perform scheduled routines and set priorities with minimal supervision
Ability to coach and motivate clients based on established programs
Time management/organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple and competing tasks.
Effective written and verbal communication
Able to work independently and as part of a team
Must enjoy keeping busy and being active out in the community
Valid Class 5 Driver's License and access to own vehicle
Must be flexible
This is a full time Team Leader position.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Vehicle supplied by employer
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Specific Skills
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Provide personal care
- Prepare, cook and serve meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning
- Maintain household records and budgets
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Drive household vehicle
- Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Administer medications
- Assist clients to walk
- Aid clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Type of Clientele
- Persons with an intellectual disability
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)