Home Support Worker, Full-time

6 days ago

Port Alberni, Canada Mountainside Support Services Full time

We are hiring for a full-time Home Support Worker in Port Alberni, BC

Our programs provide essential services to both adults and youth, with a variety of specialized and/or complex needs. In our passion to improve lives and develop life skills, we encourage inclusion and participation through community, life skill coaching, career development and family supports.

The Live-in Support Worker provides care and support services to persons served that may be recovering from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and overcoming other adversity by providing them trauma informed care within 24 hour staffed resource homes.

Live-in Support Worker’s receive free room and board during work shifts and may receive breaks from the resource home, as conditions permit.

**Weekly Schedule and Wages**:

- Live-In Support - starting at 0800 Saturday morning and finishing at 0800 Monday morning (2 x 24hr shifts)
- Live In Workers - $598.56-$607.68 per day

**Employee benefits**:

- A fair and equitable wage.
- Programming that meets current best practices.
- Innovation that sets and defines new standards of care.
- An empowering balance of independence and supervision.

**How you will make a difference**:

- Maintain a safe, supportive and caring environment for persons served staying at the resource home
- Provide life skills development such as hygiene, meal preparation, cooking, housekeeping, shopping, etc.
- Organize household tasks (meal planning, food purchasing and preparation, house cleaning, basic maintenance)
- Implement individuals' daily schedule, including transporting individuals to and from appointments, school, monitoring progress and supporting at-home learning
- Support the individuals and help the individuals work toward their goals and plans
- Help develop the care plan for each individual and monitor progress
- Participate in the evaluation of social skills, life skills, resiliency, coping patterns, etc.
- Administer medications as per policy
- Identify potential crises and prevent or deescalate these situations
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives; able to foster a cooperative work environment.

**Qualifications**:

- Experience working with youth or adults with complex behaviors
- Diploma or Degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Work, Human Services, Education, Sociology or Psychology
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience, may also be considered.
- Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License with clean driver’s abstract
- Reliable, safe vehicle with appropriate insurance for transporting individuals
- Experience with trauma informed practices
- Strong conflict resolution, mediation and crisis prevention and intervention techniques.
- Current WCB Occupational First Aid, Level 1 and CPR certificates required.
- Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention Certificate and/or MANDT are considered an asset.

Successful applicants will be required to participate in MCFD screening and provide three (3) professional references prior to confirmed employment with Mountainside Support Services.

**PLEASE REFERENCE JOB #J1024-0500 WHEN APPLYING.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $598.56-$607.00 per day

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Weekends only

Work Location: In person

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