Support Worker

**You’ll feel great about a career with March of Dimes Canada**

At March of Dimes Canada, **our collective work matters**. As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. You’ll be joining a team made up of more than 2,000 professionals that’s **dedicated to solving big challenges** and creating real change for people with disabilities in communities across our country. They’re at the center of all we do, and we make a real difference in their lives every day. It matters to us because **the need is urgent — and it’s growing**.

More than eight million people with disabilities in Canada experience challenges like poverty, discrimination, indignity, and isolation. These are the barriers that you’ll help tear down. Together, with your vital contributions, we’ll keep moving the dial on the challenges people with disabilities face. Our work is deep and wide — and you’ll always find it deeply rewarding — which is why we pull together to make change happen. Our collective efforts are rooted in our **Purpose**, **Vision**, and **Mission**, which inform how we drive all our work forward:

- **Purpose**: Champion equity. Empower ability.
- **Vision**: An inclusive, barrier-free society for people with disabilities. 
- **Mission**:To be Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. 

Whether starting or advancing your career with us, you’ll feel great knowing that you’re:

- Contributing to our important mission**:creating real change for people with disabilities**:

- Joining a **leading national charity** with a history of impact and a future full of possibility
- Enjoying **industry-leading employment incentives and benefits**:

- Supported in your **professional growth, development, and success**:

- Included in our **empathetic and supportive work culture**

Learn more about why we’re a great employer at **marchofdimes.ca/careers**.

**This Opportunity**:
We are currently looking to fill **1 Part-time Support Worker (Rehabilitation)/Personal Support Worker** -in our Group Home Setting in Sudbury ON, Northeast Region.

Flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays.

**Roles and responsibilities**:

- Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, behavioral data collection and verbal reports)
- Participate in any required training
- Follow policies and procedures as required
- Provide one to one support and group support within the home and community to adults with an Acquired Brain Injury with activities of daily living, personal care, and rehabilitation planning.
- Communicate with consumer, family, and team members.
- To provide services on a flexible basis including evenings and weekends.

**Qualifications and experience**:

- Post-Secondary preferred in Human and Social Services
- Minimum of three years’ experience in Human Services field and/or working with people with ABI.
- Current CARE and CPR, First Aid an asset
- Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- Sound behavioral management skills, cognitive problem-solving skills.
- Proven teamwork abilities
- Working knowledge of ABI and rehabilitation
- Ability to effectively deal with behavioral situations
- Ability to speak, read, and write English

**How to apply**

If you are interested in applying, please submit your cover letter and resume by September 10, 2024. Please note that we do not require a cover letter for frontline roles.

**Questions about working at March of Dimes Canada?**

**COVID-19 Vaccination Policy**

Please note that March of Dimes Canada has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. All employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by receiving all required doses of a vaccine approved by Health Canada at least 14 days prior to the commencement of their employment, or as otherwise recommended by public health authorities. We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or on the basis of any other protected ground, as required under applicable human rights legislation.

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**Our Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) approach**

MODC is dedicated to building and advancing an inclusive and welcoming culture. It’s also why we’re focused on attracting, retaining, and supporting diverse people. Thanks to our progressive practices, team members of all abilities and backgrounds are encouraged to access the opportunities and supports they need to grow, thrive, and succeed. Our READI approach is rooted in our shared belief that cham