Community Disability Services Worker

2 months ago


Lethbridge, Canada Lethbridge Family Services Full time

**About Lethbridge Family Services**

In operation since 1910, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is the tenth largest employer in Lethbridge, serving 8,100 clients annually through 380 employees. LFS stewards an annual budget of over $21 million and has numerous contracts. LFS is a highly-accredited charitable organization that improves the wellbeing and quality of life for individuals and families in Southwestern Alberta. The organization is devoted to providing services to those in need, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, language, religion, gender identity, and family structures. We offer community-based support to facilitate human potential, choice, and independence. Through advocacy, public education, prevention, intervention, and community development, LFS responds to emerging family needs.

**Position: COMMUNITY DISABILITY SERVICES WORKER (CDSW)**

**Department: DACAPO DISABILITY SERVICES**

**Hours**:Monday to Friday, 30.0 hours per week for a nine week period with a possibility of ongoing employment past the nine week period.**

**Position Overview**:
A Community Disability Services Worker supports and facilitates the development of skills and competencies to assist individuals with disabilities to pursue and achieve their goals by accessing meaningful community based activities.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Fostering proactive, innovative results to individuals and families affected by brain injury, developmental disabilities and/or fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
- Supporting individuals to participate in meaningful community based employment, community and volunteer placements, recreation and leisure and life skills activities.
- Completing personal care routines which may include assistance with eating routines, administering medications, and/or operating a mechanical lift.
- Supporting people with nonverbal communication methods.
- Promoting healthy and active lifestyles.
- Assisting with skill development in areas such as daily living activities and social interactions.
- Administrative duties.

**Qualifications**:

- Meet Canada Summer Jobs Employee Criteria
- 30 years of age or younger at the beginning of the employment period;
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
- High school diploma and/or two years direct frontline experience in the field.
- Reliable, team player.
- Reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, registration and insurance ($2 000 000 liability insurance). Consideration may be given to those without vehicle access.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Physically able to safely support individuals in activities such as lifting and transferring.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Proficient in verbal and written English.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes.

**Start date**:ASAP

**Application deadline**:May 30, 2023

**Please submit, in confidence, a resume and cover letter referencing job posting 23DC23 and where you viewed our ad**:
**Contact Person**:Jackie Cossette

**Web**:lfsfamily.ca
- **Lethbridge Family Services is an equal opportunity employer.**_

**Job Type**: Casual

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-05-30



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