Direct Support Specialist

We are looking for compassionate Direct Support Specialists to complement our talented Specialized Community Services team.

**Portage La Prairie is a small city in Manitoba, Canada. Portage La Prairie is approximately 75 kilometers west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly halfway between the provincial boundaries of Saskatchewan and Ontario).**

This is an excellent opportunity to become an integral member of a team within a “family” culture. You will enjoy flexible hours, diverse assignments, and benefit from continuous opportunities for learning, training and professional development. You will enjoy flexible hours, diverse assignments, and benefit from continuous opportunities for learning, training and professional development.

**Position Summary**
Under the direction of the Operations Manager, the Direct Support Specialists will be responsible for maintaining and promoting physical care, menu planning and preparation, medication administration, personal care, activities of daily living, day-to-day house management, record keeping, etc.
The Direct Support Specialists will support individuals by promoting their involvement with family, friends, advocates and the community to ensure that their comfort, safety, and health requirements are being met. The Direct Support Specialists will also encourage individuals to develop individual skills, talents and abilities so that they may have maximum control over their own life.

Hours: Combination of hours and should be flexible and available to work shift work to include weekends (Both Saturday and Sunday.

**Your role**

- Develop and maintain positive and effective communications with the individual(s) and their families, management, co-workers and all others that are involved in the individual’s care;.
- Carry out activities of daily living; all aspects of personal care (including peri care), menu preparation, administering medication, day to day house management as outlined in the care plan and getting the clients to be a part of the community.
- Complete the necessary records and documentation in accordance with CBI policy and procedures, Residential care and licensing and department of Family Services and Labour requirements ;.
- Maintain established logs (individual and communications log books, medical records, food intake forms, progress notes, evaluation of programs )on a daily basis and address any needs or concerns;.
- Read all meeting minutes, log entries, incident reports, and memos;.
- Prepare incident reports and ensure that they are submitted to the Team Leader (if no Team Leader appointed, submit to the Residential Operations Manager);.
- Attend and participate in all relevant meetings (i.e. staff meetings, house meetings, individual planning, PATH’S ETC.) and identified training courses;.
- Abide by confidentiality parameters.

**What you will need to be successful**

- **Must have Class 5 Manitoba Driver's license and reliable vehicle.**
- **Required to have $2 million Liability insurance on the vehicle that you will bring to work each day.**
- Experience/knowledge of working with adult clients with intellectual and mental disabilities.
- Experience/knowledge of working with clients with alcohol and drug dependencies.
- Must have a valid certification in emergency first Aid and CPR.
- Required to have a **clear Criminal Record Check with the Vulnerable Sector, Adult Abuse Registry valid in the last 6 months**.
- Minimum Grade Twelve education, preferably post-secondary, Developmental Service Worker Certificate, Health Care Aide certification or a combination of related education/experience.
- Good communication skills (both verbal and oral), organizational skills, the ability to work effectively within a team environment, sound decision making abilities and the capacity to work with mínimal supervision.

**Join us at CBI Home Health - where working together makes great things happen**.
- In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and CBI Policies on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of our hiring process. Please inform your recruiter if you have any accommodation requests._
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**Licenses & Certifications**: Required

- MB-Adult Abuse Regis Chck
- CPR Certification
- Driver’s License
- First Aid Certification
- Vulnerable Sector Screen
- TB 2 Step Test
- Vehicle Insurance
- VSS Received

**Skills**: Required

- Diplomacy & Tact
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal Skills
- Personal Accountability
- Planning & Organizing
- Teamwork
- Written Communication
- Empathy

**Behaviors**: Required

- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

**Motivations**: Preferred

- Self-Starter: Inspired