Adult Day Services Facilitator

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada COTA Health Full time

**ADULT DAY SERVICE FACILITATOR**:
**Adult Day Program - **ABI- Acquired Brain Injury**

**One (1) Bargaining Unit, Temporary Full-Time Position**

**Three Months Position with Possibility of Extension up to Six months**

**Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm**

**About Cota**

If you're looking to contribute your expertise at a community-based organization making a positive impact in the lives of thousands of people each year - Cota would love to hear from you

We provide a collaborative and inclusive work environment that emphasizes employee support, learning opportunities and excellence in our field. We offer flexible hours and employer-paid benefits for some classifications along with other perks and wellness activities.

For 50 years, Cota has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their community. We provide person-centred support to help individuals find inspiration and hope in themselves, so they are better able to pursue meaningful change in their lives.

To find out more about us and our programs/services and employee benefits please visit our website

**Role Overview**

Cota’s Acquired Brain Injury Adult Day Services (ABI ADS) program offers supportive and creative group environments for people to engage in meaningful activities, explore strengths and develop new/diverse skills. ABI Adult Day Services is designed to act as a stepping stone to personal recovery and community inclusion. As such, we encourage participants to define their goals and help shape activities to meet those goals.

**About the Team**

We require a Facilitator to work as a team member of our Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Adult Day Services located in Scarborough. Facilitators collaboratively support daily groups that emphasize opportunities to engage Service Users.

Cota’s ABI Adult Day Service provides support to adults with a diagnosed Acquired Brain Injury who are looking to engage in meaningful social interactions, reintegrate within the community, and reduce isolation; we also strive to develop educational material relevant to group and individual interests. We place a great deal of care in developing respectful and collaborative relationships with the people we support.

Using a recovery-based approach, ABI ADS Facilitators work in partnership with service users in support of their recovery goals. It is our intent to provide support in a manner which promotes hope, growth, choice and personal recovery. We help service users select programs which best suits their interests, needs and abilities. The ABI ADS Facilitator provides support, encouragement, counselling, skill development, and feedback to enable service users to realize their goals and to facilitate problem solving.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Support daily light lunch preparation.
- Support the flow of referrals: review new referrals and support the intake process.
- Administrative tasks: completion of consent forms, Risk assessments.
- Develop materials and lesson plans.
- Build a respectful and collaborative working relationships with colleagues and service users.
- Foster a sense of group cooperation and cohesiveness.
- Maintain a positive group dynamic.
- Encourage peer support and assistance within the groups.
- Provide information and link individuals to appropriate professional/clinical services if they require services that we do not provide.
- Engage with external partners.
- Build and/or maintain self-worth and self-confidence.
- Establish new social connections and skills.
- Increase personal independence and natural support networks.
- Manage challenging behaviours.
- A minimum of a Community College Diploma in a field relevant to the target population. Higher level post-secondary education will be considered an asset.
- A minimum of 2 years of direct or transferable experience suitable to working effectively with the relevant target population.
- Knowledge of community resources relevant to the target population being served and/or demonstrated ability to search for applicable resources/information.
- Ability to design and implement group activities and facilitate group meetings.
- Good crisis management and dispute resolution skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
- Basic computer literacy (Word, E-mail, Internet).
- Experience working with persons living with acquired brain injury is preferred.
- Experience working with marginalized people is preferred.

**Other Conditions and Working Requirements**:

- Provides field placement opportunities for students in the field of health care.
- Social services at participating colleges and universities.

**Application Details**:
**Cota's Values & Commitment**

Cota's core values of Hope, Respect, Dedication, Collaboration and Innovation are at centre of who we are and what we do.

As an equal opportunity employer, we remain dedicated to sustaining an experienced workforce that reflects Cota's commitment to recognizing

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