Support Worker

3 weeks ago


Maple Ridge, Canada Bethesda Full time

A support worker at Bethesda supports people with intellectual disabilities in a variety of sites or resources. When you are hired, you may be assigned to a staff-supported home or to a community-based service. Wherever you work, you will join a team committed to helping the people you support live as full and self-directed lives as possible in such areas as emotional and spiritual well-being, interpersonal relationships, material well-being, and social inclusion.

You must have the desire and capacity to support people with diverse abilities and must believe that the person receiving support is uniquely valuable.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A support worker may be scheduled to work shifts over a 24-hour day period and will report to and be assigned duties by the manager of your resource. The following list of job duties and responsibilities are some of the duties that you may do in your day. The job is diverse and may vary depending on the site and the shift you are working.
- Attend to the physical, recreational, leisure, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs of each person.
- Help each person grow in personal care skills and assist with personal care when needed.
- Assist each person to use their language and communication abilities.
- Help people develop interpersonal skills, engage with family and friends, and participate in their community.
- Arrange for celebrations on birthdays and days of special importance to each person.
- Be attentive to the level of stress in the life of each person and assist in providing help to moderate the stress.
- Attend to daily health needs, reporting changes in status to the supervisor.
- Accompany people to medical or other specialist appointments and assist with dispensing of medications.
- Support each person in their faith practice and system of beliefs.
- Document the care of the people being supported.
- Complete vehicle, maintenance and safety documentation.
- In a home, provide household upkeep, cleaning duties, meal preparation and other household responsibilities.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
- A heart to serve people with diverse abilities and their families.
- A philosophy of care in line with Bethesda’s Christian foundations and guiding principles.
- Availability to work a variety of shifts as needed. Hours of work may vary.
- Possession of Canadian, landed immigrant or legal working status.
- Standard requirements for support workers employed in BC (_criminal record check, medical clearance, BC Class 5 licence, ICBC driving record, immunization history_).
- Confidentiality with respect to people receiving our services and the operations of Bethesda.
- Ability to perform transfers and repositioning.

**BENEFITS**:

- Hiring bonus: $100 at time of hire, another $200 after 1 year of continuous employment and completion of all job requirements.
- Competitive salary: $25.95 - $29.76/hr.
- Training and support relevant to your position.
- Exclusive employee discounts on a range of products and services through Bethesda’s Perkopolis account.
- Benefits, including 3 weeks vacation, are provided to permanent positions with guaranteed hours of 20 or more/week.

At Bethesda, we’re about creating community among the people we serve, our staff and our surrounding communities. We are all interdependent as we experience life together, and all valuable for the abilities we share. We know we learn from and need each other to thrive.

HOW TO APPLY

Bethesda

2775 Emerson St, Abbotsford BC V2T 4H8

Interested applicants should reference posting #818. Only selected applicants will be contacted.

**“**Please note that the COVID-19 vaccination is no longer required for employees**”

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $25.95-$29.76 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- supportive care: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Canadian Work Authorization (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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