Live-out House Assistant
1 week ago
L’Arche Homefires seeks an energetic and compassionate individual willing to work alongside individuals with and without developmental and intellectual disabilities. Successful applicants will belong to a community setting, learn new skills, and develop meaningful relationships. Assistants gain valuable life skills and opportunities for personal growth and leadership. More than a job, the L’Arche Homefires offers an exceptional and life-changing adventure in friendship and self-discovery. Permanent roles offer a fair starting wage, based on the L’Arche Canada National Compensation Policy. Permanent roles are eligible for L’Arche Homefires extensive benefits package.
**Location & Schedule - Lighthouse, Wolfville**
We currently have five L’Arche homes in and around Wolfville where people with and without disabilities live together. Lighthouse is home to four core members, who share life with a team of live out assistants. Schedules are based on the needs of the core members and home. The set schedule includes morning, evening, split shifts, and weekends as follows:
- Sunday 7am-4pm
- Monday 3:30pm-9pm
- Tuesday AWAY
- Wednesday AWAY
- Thursday 7am-10 and 3:30pm-9:30pm
- Friday 7am -9:30am and 3:30pm-9pm
- Saturday 7am-3:30pm
**Role will commence in January 2025**
**Major Duties and Responsibilities**
- Develop a positive, supportive, and mutual relationship with individuals with disabilities through sharing daily life together, which respects their history, choices, goals, and needs.
- Responding to the changing daily needs of our core members and community as required.
- Collaborating with team members to ensure, that the physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, recreational, health, and safety needs of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities are met while maximizing their choices and participation in the decisions affecting their lives.
- Ensure completion of all eight (8) core competencies as required by the Department of Community Services.
**Qualifications**
- Ability to effectively articulate thoughts and ideas in a team setting
- Clear police checks including vulnerable sector screening
- Valid CPR & 2-Day Standard First Aid certification
- Knowledgeable about L’Arche history, values, and vision considered an asset
- Ability to be flexible and manage the stress of multi-faceted responsibilities in a changing environment
- Ability to remain calm, focused, and clear in times of crisis
- Ability to take direction and follow through on commitments in a timely fashion
- Open to learn and grow; able to give and receive feedback, with the openness to directly address tensions
Position: Live-out Assistant
Term: Permanent, 100% FTE
Contracted Hours: 40 awake hours per week.
Location: Lighthouse, Wolfville
**Salary**: Commensurate with experience
Responsible To: House Leader
**Licenses & Certifications**: Preferred
- Food Safety
- Crisis Prevention Interv.
- CPR Certified
**Skills**: Preferred
- English
**Behaviors**: Preferred
- Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
**Motivations**: Preferred
- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
- Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
- Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
- Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
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