Life Skills Assistant

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Full time

Join us in building a world of possibility Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

The Summer Life Skills Assistant will support small groups of children and youth with varying abilities.

Community Transitions, Recreation and Life Skills services are designed to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a person's level of functioning. Our goals are to increase independence and life activities, promote health and wellness and reduce barriers to participation. Experience-based life skills activities teach skills using discussion, role playing, problem-solving, peer teaching and experiential learning techniques. Acquired skills are practiced in a simulated and/or real environment where calculated risk is encouraged.

The Summer Life Skills Assistant:

  • Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members (Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, Life Skills Coaches, Occupational therapists, Assistants/Attendants and other)
  • Support all group client participation and learning, as well as provide support to individuals as required.
  • Support activities on and offsite, some of the groups are housed offsite in various community locations, including also day outings destinations.
  • Complete regular client documentation as outlined
  • Other assigned duties

Qualifications

  • Current student enrolled in or a recent graduate in college or university program for Developmental Service Work, Therapeutic Recreation, Kinesiology or other allied health disciplines
  • Experience working with youth with physical disabilities and/or developmental delays
  • Demonstrated understanding and training in supporting individuals with ASD an asset
  • Must be willing and able to travel to and from community locations across the GTA
  • Comfort travelling by transit
  • Must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends
  • Basic CPR certification - Basic Rescuer (C) certificate an asset
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate an asset
  • Demonstrates ability to be flexible, to assess the needs of individuals and to respond quickly to needs
  • Demonstrates initiative and self direction to work independently at times
  • Demonstrates ability to organize time and manage working hours
  • Demonstrates ability to work in collaboration with staff/clients/families and community partners
  • Demonstrates sound judgment and excellent communication skills
  • Weeks of work and required availability:

Applicants must be:

  • Available to interview virtually via Zoom Week of May 13th-17th 2024
  • Available to attend Hospital orientation June 3-6 including additional training days in June leading up to position start date: June 24th through to August 26th 2024.

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