Rehabilitation Counsellor, Overnight Awake

3 weeks ago

St Catharines, Canada Brain Injury Community Re-entry (Niagara) Inc. Full time

**About BICR**: Providing rehabilitation and support services to individuals, families and caregivers throughout Niagara who are living with the effects of an acquired brain injury. We are seeking motivated, ambitious, team players who enjoy helping others to reach their goals. In return, we provide a positive workplace focused on continuous learning and development, professional challenges, and open communication.

**Hours of Work**: 30+ hours/week, overnight awake shifts

**Location**: St. Catharines

**Reports to**: Program Manager

**Start Date**: As soon as possible

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Overnight Awake Rehabilitation Counsellor is accountable for the on-going assessment, individual program implementation, and review of clients involved with the agency’s programs.

**Specific Accountabilities**:

- Support participants in gaining their identified goals by assisting them with personal hygiene skills, transfers, household management skills, and activities of daily living.
- Assist with the assessment and evaluation of the participant ‘s ISP by identifying change in behaviour, routine, or progress to the Case Facilitator using agency forms and format.
- Provide support to participants during night routine including toileting participants, preparing morning meals, and supporting participants as needed through the night.
- Promote the rights of persons with an acquired brain injury by facilitating independence and empowerment and enhancing quality of life.
- Responsible and accountable for meeting shift expectations and tasks as assigned within a program, job site or specific to any given participant.
- Inform manager of any program change or crisis situation, completing necessary Incident/Accident forms prior to shift end.
- Ensure that the agency facilities are properly maintained at all times by completing household tasks as assigned and identifying malfunctioning equipment.
- Ensure that the agency-sponsored facilities are secure at all times by responding to emergencies according to the agency Emergency Response policy/plan.
- Awareness of the location of participants at all times during shift, ensuring medication and related supplies are properly stored, administered and accounted for through accurate documentation, and ensuring that the facility’s locks, latches and other security devices are working properly.
- Complete required overnight program forms and checklists to ensure continuity of service and safety of participants.

**Knowledge, Skill & Training Requirements**:

- Preference of one (1) year of work experience in social services and experience with implementing individual support plans.
- Post-secondary education in relevant field
- High degree of resourcefulness, problem solving abilities, accountability and dependability.
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Must be physically and mentally capable of performing the duties of the position and develop an excellent rapport with participants and co-workers.
- Current certification in Standard First Aid/CPR.
- Willing to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Police Check.

**Working Conditions**:
Working as a team and independently within residential setting; may be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions etc ; exposure to the threat of physical or verbal abuse; direct and personal responsibility for the care, welfare and safety of the individuals we support; direct intervention in crisis and emergency situations.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $20.67 per hour

Expected hours: 30 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- St. Catharines, ON L2W 1B7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Social/ Community work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-04-02

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