Community Engagement Worker

2 weeks ago

North York, Canada Vita Community Living Services of Toronto Inc. Full time

**VITA COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES/MENS SANA**

**Community Engagement Worker (CEW)**
- Providing Safety, Practicing Respect, Promoting Community_
- **WE ARE VITA**_

VITA is a non-profit organization providing supports and services to individuals with a developmental disability and or mental health challenge. Our staff make a difference in the lives of our members everyday.

**OPPORTUNITY**

We are hiring **Community Engagement Workers (CEW) **to join our team. These full-time positions are an opportunity to put your knowledge and technical skills to work on a variety of member focused tasks. Under the direction of the Community Service Supervisor, the Community Engagement Worker provides supports to individuals with disabilities through the creation, implementation and evaluation of member directed services. This position develops, coordinates and evaluates individualized, group and virtual services based on member service agreements. Service agreements are member directed and designed to promote personal welfare, independence, education, self-determination, community participation, and social skills.

**WHY VITA?**

We love supporting the community we serve At VITA, we believe that positive, happy, and healthy people have a passion for life and bring that energy to their work. No matter what your specialty or experience, your unique contributions will make a difference. Our culture blends various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe it is not about fitting into our culture; it is about adding value to our workplace through expertise, fresh ideas, and perspectives.

**We cannot wait to see what you will bring**

**THE ROLE**:
Demonstrate an understanding of member requests to develop service support strategies.

Evaluation of service offerings, assessing the achievement of service objectives.

Coordinate service offerings for members across multiple community and VITA locations.

Assign service facilitation to staff, assess implementation strategies including service delivery instructions

Develop strategies for member service access, including identifying specific needs i.e., transportation, staffing support, use of technology and community fees.

Work closely with the service team and Supervisor, to identify specialized member and overall service requirements.

Conduct service evaluations including the tracking of member service satisfaction and goal achievement, to identify trends and areas of improvement

Facilitation of service and training for members

Identify gaps, challenges and successes for future service offerings.

Liaison with members, family, primary care providers and or community partners.

**WHAT YOU BRING**:

- D.S.W, SSW, CYW or University Degree in a related field or other relevant post-secondary education.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with individuals with disabilities and/or dual diagnoses.
- Experience with activity development, individual and group facilitation.
- Experience with service coordination, across multiple program sites and platforms.
- Must demonstrate, strong working knowledge of technology & computer skills, including, Microsoft Office Suite, virtual platforms (I.e., Teams / Zoom). Social media and other general use of Apps
- Valid driver’s license required

**WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?**

At VITA we care about each other, reaching our potential and making a difference in our communities. So, we thrive on being creative and fostering a thoughtful and committed work culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pension Plan.
- Paid Vacation, Sick Time and Lieu time.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Opportunities to perform challenging work in a dynamic and collaborative culture.

**Employment with VITA is conditional on your ability to meet the following requirements**:

- Proof of negative COVID-19 test completed in the last 3 days prior to start date.
- Proof of completed COVID-19 Vaccination, or a commitment to receive the third dose in the first week from the date of hire (or documentation proving inability to receive the Vaccine due to medical or religious grounds).

**Additional Information**:
We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds foster a stronger and a more collaborative work environment. VITA strives to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.

VITA is an equal opportunity employer and a Safe Space organization that embraces diversity, whether it be disability, age, ethnicity, colour, religion, language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nation origin and all other differences that makes everyone unique.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), VITA will provide accommodation, accessible formats and communication supports for the interview upon request.

While we thank all applicants, only those under c

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