Ft Behaviour Support Worker

3 months ago

St Thomas, Canada Indwell Full time

Come Build Hope and Homes with Us

Behaviour Support Worker
- Full Time Position
St. Thomas

**Position Description**: The Behaviour Support Worker promotes positive behaviours and supports the health, wellness and belonging for the residents residing in Indwell’s programs in St. Thomas, Ontario. They will participate as a member of Indwell’s interdisciplinary teams, supporting the therapeutic rehabilitation and care for individuals within the program with a specific focus on assessments and interventions related to behaviours. Our housing programs serve individuals who have experienced long term housing instability and/or long stay hospitalizations. This position will require a high level of resilience and a willingness to work in close proximity to challenging situations.

**About Indwell**: We are a Christian not-for-profit charity that creates affordable housing communities and supportive programs for people seeking health, wellness, and belonging. Our belief is that every employee is a leader contributing to transform lives through HOPE and HOMES. Being a part of our amazing team you will be fulfilled working together with others who are genuinely invested in Indwell's mission to serve people impacted by poverty and homelessness. To learn more, go to: indwell.ca/our-model

**What our Residents say**:

- "Staff are here for me and always have their doors open. I've started medication that is helping me, and I'm in a space where I can be at home.”
- "Living at Indwell has been teaching me to do things like how to get along better with people, be a better person, and trust people and let people do and say what they want."
- "An affordable rent. It’s huge, it’s huge. It means I can eat properly. And that helps my physical and mental health."

**Hours of Work**: 40 hours per week. Programs operate 7 days a week, including public holidays. Program hours expected to fall between 8am-11pm. Participation in the shared 24/7 on-call schedule is required. This position requires travel between St.Thomas locations.

**Duties For This Position Include**:

- Interdisciplinary teamwork
- Demonstrate positive relationships within the Indwell team and promote the vision, mission and values of Indwell within the workplace and community.
- Support staff in responding to resident behaviours, provide reinforcement or redirection when necessary. Ensure staff are consistently tracking resident behaviours as needed.
- Debrief with staff after behaviour occurrences and check in with previous shift regarding behaviours and debrief as needed.
- Analyze data to determine if new Behaviour Intervention Plans or adjustments are needed. Communicate any changes or adjustments back to the team and seek feedback.
- Keep apprised of new research and developments relevant to behaviour therapy, through workshops, journals, websites, and literature. Transfer knowledge back to the team and residents in the most effective manner available.
- Use appropriate procedures when responding to emergency situations.
- Ensure your own health & safety, that of residents and co-workers by adhering to health & safety standards.
- Relationship building
- Building long-term therapeutic relationships with residents, using a harm reduction approach, supporting trauma informed care, and promoting hope and trust.
- Develop, contribute to, and carry out individual resident support plans, including any relevant assessment tools, or external referrals. Collaborate with co-workers to ensure effective continuity of care.
- Developing and facilitating relevant individual or group programming.
- Reinforcing resident’s life skills, including spiritual, social, coping, and daily living skills.
- Leadership
- Consistently show initiative and engage in creative problem solving in consultation with the staff team.
- Experience leading and/or guiding internal teams to accomplish shared goals.
- Ability to take the lead on internal program development and projects.
- Established relationships with community partners within the local social service sector
- Reinforce a positive workplace culture and tone through your skilled verbal and written communication.
- Keep interdisciplinary team informed of community opportunities and emerging trends related to best practices.
- Show a willingness to lead by example in the behaviour therapy field, guide co-workers to understanding the role, and lead by example in supporting the work of your teammates.
- Participation in Daily program tasks
- Medication administration, respond to resident needs, apartment checks, supply and track harm reduction materials, distribute daily meals, participate in team meetings and the on-call rotation, record daily shift notes, and other duties as required.
- Confident in utilizing crisis management and intervention skills.
- Maintaining and organizing resident files which may include behaviour support plans, behaviour tracking data, consents, and/or service planning. Proficiency in excel for

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