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Able & willing to work with individuals with intellectual &/or physical disabilities incuding personal care. The worker provides support in the Group Home & Day Program settings, implements individual care plans, is responsible for daily record keeping and participation with participants in community activities and settings.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
Specific Skills
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Provide personal services support to persons with special needs
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Work Setting
- Group home
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
Target Groups or Clients
- Persons who are deaf/hard of hearing
- Persons who are blind/visually impaired
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with learning disabilities