Centerpoint Facilitation is hiring for Community Support Worker to join the Just Enough Supports Program team.
Do you want to work with a team that is?
Professional. Dedicated and dependable. Supportive. A team that will listen to and respect you. A team that values integrity?
Is it important to you that?
People’s voices are heard and that they succeed? Do you lead people you support with dignity and honor?
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Full Job Description Details for Community Support Worker:
Reporting to the Just Enough Support Program (JESP) Program Facilitator or CEO, the Community Support Worker is responsible for providing support to Individuals in accordance with Centerpoint Facilitation’s Person-Centered planning approaches and beliefs, the Principles of Support, PDD guidelines and the Individual’s Person-Centered Plan. The Community Support Worker provides support that facilitates the individual’s growth, development, and achievement of personal goals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Individual Support:
1. In consultation with the JESP Program Facilitator or CEO, participate in the development of programs for the Individual providing identified and appropriate support with specific attention to promoting independence, developing independent living skills and in making safe and healthy choices.
2. Act as a role model, displaying professional attitudes and behaviour.
3. Encourage community involvement for everyone, providing opportunities for structured and informal involvement.
4. Participate and support Individuals in community activities they may want to participate in (holiday dances, parties, birthday celebrations, etc.)
5. Participate in professional appointments as requested/required, i.e. medical, dental, and optical.
6. Participate in the Person-Centered Planning process for each Individual, including providing updates, assessment information and other relevant information.
7. Establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with the Individual’s personal supports, including the individual’s guardian, family members, friends, and natural community connections.
8. Ensure all required documentation, including daily log notes, incident reports, data collection, program updates, financial records and reporting, monthly and quarterly reporting etc. is completed and kept confidential, safe and secure as per policy. (POPA and ATIA).
Community Inclusion:
1. Represent themselves, the program, and the agency professionally and positively within the community.
2. Present Individuals in a positive, respectful manner, maintaining confidentiality.
3. Utilize community resources to research opportunities for the individual.
4. Support the Individual in building personal connections in the community, promoting the development of a natural support network.
Ongoing Education/Training:
1. Be familiar with and adhere to the philosophy of Person-Centered Approaches.
2. Be familiar with and adhere to Abuse Prevention and Response Protocol and Providing Protection for Persons in Care standards.
3. Be proactive in furthering support skills with additional training in, including but not limited to: POPA and ATIA, Non-violent Crisis intervention, First Aid & CPR, ASIST, Universal Precautions, Medication Assistance training, Person-Centered Approaches, and any other mandatory in-house training required by Centerpoint.
4. Identify training and development needs with the JESP Program Facilitator or CEO.
5. Maintain any personal qualifications or education that relates to Human Services.
Team Relations:
1. Work effectively with all team members in a positive and professional manner to implement and be an example of Centerpoint’s core value of the Person-Centered Approach.
2. Establish and maintain effective, open, and professional working relationships with other Centerpoint Team members who may also be supporting the Individual.
3. Attend regularly scheduled JESP Team Meetings and Team Building, other internal and external agency meetings, and training as requested by the JESP Program Facilitator or CEO.
4. The Community Support Worker works closely and in consultation with the Program Facilitator and CEO, relaying important concerns and information and assisting in planning or problem-solving.
5. Other duties as assigned may be required.
Hours:
Flexible. As indicated in each Community Support Workers offer letter based on Individual PDD Referral Confirmation. Will include evenings and weekends.
Requirements: You will need to have a Criminal Record Check and Child Welfare check, own a vehicle with $2M liability insurance, valid registration and driver’s license and also be able to provide us with a drivers abstract.
Still interested?
Submit your One Page Profile and resume telling us why you want to work for us. Send to Tammy Ouellette ([email protected]). Position will remain open until suitable candidate is found.
Not sure what a One Page Profile is? View ours at www.mycenterpoint.ca.
Next steps:
If you are successful, you get to interview us first. You will have an informal phone call to help you decide whether you are a good fit for our culture and values. If it is a fit, we will invite you to have an in-person conversation to find out what it is really like to collaborate with us as a Just Enough Supports Community Support Worker.
We think that the most important decision we make is who we invite to work with us. Come and wow us and be a part of making a contribution to person-centered changes in people’s lives.
Pay: $26.00-$27.00 per hour
Experience:
- 1:1 Human Services Case Management: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
