Personal Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Regina, Canada Ranch Ehrlo Full time

Location: Red Fox House, Regina, SK
Position: Part-time Permanent
Post Closes: March 24, 2024

The Personal Support Worker provides care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues. The Personal Support Worker is actively engaged and fully participates in all aspects of the children, youth, and/or adults group living experience, providing care, support, and role modelling. The Personal Support Worker works to provide the participants with a safe, nurturing, predictable, and structured living environment. The Personal Support Worker is involved in the implementation of the participants’ treatment plan and in meeting the participants emotional and physical needs.

**Education and Professional Certification**
- Completion of a high school diploma.
- A certificate, diploma, or degree in child and youth care (CYC) or in a related field of study is an asset.

**Experience**
- One (1) year of experience working with children, youth, and/or adults with behavioral, cognitive, mental health, and/or developmental challenges.

**Skills and Characteristics**
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Ability to complete tasks independently.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form genuine relationships.
- Ability to lead through motivation, role-modelling, and support.
- Outgoing personality with interests that can be used to engage participants (i.e. outdoors, arts, sports, etc.).
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Emotional competence and self awareness.
- Ability to display empathy, patience, and understanding in day-to-day interactions.
- Knowledge of behavior management and support methods.
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Innovative activity planning and programming skills.
- Ability to set clear, attainable goals.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations.
- Understands budget and allocation of resources.
- Open to continuous education and learning and development opportunities.
- Basic computer proficiency.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Services**
- Provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues.
- Maintain a therapeutic milieu.
- Participate in the development and implementation of activity plans.
- Engage and fully participate with the participants.
- Provide observations to clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans, goal setting, and/or life skills.
- Participate in team meetings and discussions.
- Teach participants life skills such as self care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and positive interactions.
- Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavioral management and support methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
- Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and within agency standards.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

**Leadership**
- Provide support and guidance to potential employees, practicum students, and volunteers as directed by the unit manager.
- Display positive role modelling, agency values, and fairness.
- Collaborate with and communicate to the multidisciplinary team when required.

**Management of Resources**
- Provide input to the operational budget and the unit’s capital plan.
- Submit receipts and reconcile expenses for unit manager approved expenditures.
- Ensure vehicle log is completed accurately when agency vehicle is used.
- Ensure care, cleanliness, and maintenance of assigned assets and resources including; building(s), vehicles(s), furnishings, and equipment.

**Safety**
- Maintain, promote, and reinforce safe work habits, practices, and procedures.
- Adhere to written or verbal agency and government regulations, policies, practices, and instructions.

**Additional Requirements**

The incumbent is responsible for completing all mandatory training requirements for the position as per agency policy and guidelines.

Employees must hold a class five (5) novice two (2) or higher driver's license and be eligible for coverage under our commercial auto insurance policy.

Wage Range: $23.62- $30.54 per hour

If you have any questions, please contact Meshan Thaver at 306-751-5669

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