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Moose Jaw Families for Change is a non-profit organization that strives to enhance the emotional, physical, and spiritual lives of individuals with developmental disabilities through residential, vocational, recreational, and community services.
We are seeking positive members to be part of a team role in our residential group home, to support and assist our participants.
The candidate should have professional or personal experience providing and/or assisting with personal care and support with adults who have complex needs. The candidate should also be capable of developing life skills programs and community inclusion activities.
This position's motivation is to support people through their life's journey, while helping them to explore their own unique gifts. These people that we serve will provide the same support to your own life's journey, both directly and indirectly.
Current CPR/First Aid, Satisfactory criminal check and Safe Food Handling course, are a pre-employment requirement. Crisis intervention training such as Mandt, PART or NVCI are an asset.
This is a SHIFT MODEL position (consisting of days, evenings, nights, and weekend) and commences with on the job training.
NIGHT shifts will be a requirement.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Additional Skills
- Participate in fundraising activities
Specific Skills
- Write reports (assessment, follow-up, progress, court reports, etc.)
- Evaluate clients' progress in resolving identified problems and movement towards defined objectives
- Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
- Assess clients' problems
- Teach life skills
Work Setting
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adults
- Seniors
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Females
- Males
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Personal growth and self-development
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Behaviour disorders
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