Inclusion Planning Facilitator
Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Planning Facilitator will be responsible for:
- Helping to identify and reach out to decision-making supporters,
- Explaining supported decision-making to decision-makers and supporters and providing training or mentoring as needed.
- Assist decision-makers and their supporters in creating a decision-making support arrangement.
- Help decision-makers and supporters access practical supports like communication aids, meeting places, and other resources to help with decision-making.
- Motivate the supporter and decision-maker to engage in and commit to the process. Ensure the decision maker's communication needs are met or optimized.
- Lead the decision-maker, supporters, and other parties in learning from their experience.
- Facilitate community engagement and partnerships concerning legal capacity and current work being observed through the Right to Decide project.
- Work with individuals who require support to establish an alternative arrangement for making decisions in the absence of Supported Decision-Making Legislation.
- Support the coalition of community organizations under the Right to Decide project to develop community-based capacity to create systemic changes.
- Assist with knowledge dissemination, including developing project methodology, key learnings, evaluation findings, and recommendations.
- Assist individuals in arranging the informal and formal support they need to implement their plans and overcome any barriers encountered. This would include any individuals that ICNL agrees to support as part of our participation in the Disability Network.
As well as, any other responsibilities the Executive Director determines concerning ICNL's mission, values, and objectives.
Planning facilitators are key in assisting a person and their supporters to remain accountable to guiding principles for respecting and protecting the equal right to decide. They may be called upon to support planning processes in challenging situations, such as:
- Recruiting people who can be decision-making supporters in the planning process, for a person is isolated and with no one in their lives.
- Communicating with a person whom the facilitator is unable to understand.
- Mediating differences among decision-making supporters about how to interpret a person's will and preferences or what decisions must respect the person's will in the circumstances.
- Assisting the person and their decision-making supporters balance their dignity of risk with the potential for harm that may come with following a person's wishes.
- Balancing respect for the person's right to decide (e.g., to remain at home with a family member) and the impact that decision might have on over-extending their family members' capacity and help find ways to respect the wishes of both.
For a decision-making support planning process to effectively address these and other challenges, the planning facilitator needs access to a mentor or supervisor with whom they can meet. The mentoring/supervision relationship gives the planning facilitator a vital opportunity to strengthen their skills, reflect on the process, obtain suggestions about addressing difficulties, and brainstorm ideas about staying true to the guiding principles for respecting and protecting the equal right planning
Qualifications:
- Commitment to full inclusion for people with an intellectual disability or ASD, including the right to employment and economic participation in the community.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
- Post-secondary education in a related field (e.g. Social Services, Disability Studies, Education) or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications. Aptitude for learning new online systems and tools.
- Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector check required.
Job Specifics
· Position is 24 hours per week at $19.00 per hour
· Some travel will be required
To Apply
Pease email cover letter and resume with two references by June 10, 2026. Only emailed resumes will be accepted. While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Inclusion Canada Newfoundland and Labrador embraces diversity, and welcomes submissions from all qualified applicants. ICNL is a family-oriented, non-profit advocacy association that works with and on behalf of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families. We envision a province where people with an intellectual disability live as full participants in their community; and are committed to promoting equality, inclusion and independence.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
