Community Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Family Connections Inc. Full time

The Community Support Worker position is the front-line position working with a team for persons with complex needs. They are part of a team that ensures the individual has a high quality of life in areas including daily living, recreation and leisure, and community inclusion.
- **In your role you will**:_
- Assisting with maintaining a good home environment for the client and staff
- Supporting G-tube feeding for the client and or mobility assistance
- Researching activities
- Connect with and develop helping relationships with individuals with complex and challenging behaviours.
- Work effectively as a team with the individual and their support team to help achieve their goals
- Evaluating the needs of clients
- Act as an advocate for individuals when needed
- Completion of daily documentation
- Support and participate in recreation and leisure activities
- Assist individuals to discover and participate in leisure time activities.
- Provide support and assisting clients in the development of healthy life and social skills
- Participate in on-going program development
- **Education**:_
- Health Care Aid Certificate required
- Mobility assistance required
- Experience with G-tube feeding an asset
- **Mandatory**_ _**Training & Clearances to be provided before starting**:_
- Criminal record Check and Vulnerable Sector Search (within the last 6 months)
- Intervention Record Check (within the last 6 months)
- Standard First Aid with CPR (min. Level C)
- Strong English skills are required
- Driver’s Abstract (within the last 6 months)
- Proof of Auto Insurance with 2 million liability
- Valid Alberta Class 5 driver’s license and driving experience of 3 years in Alberta
- **Preferred**:_
- G-tube experience and or training an asset
- Experience working in a residential and group home setting is an asset
- Suicide Awareness or Suicide Intervention training
- Cultural Awareness training
- Medication administration training
- Positive Behaviour Support training
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training
- **Required **:_
- Strong English skills
- Reliable vehicle
- Willingness to transport clients in own vehicle
- Computer skills
- Canadian 2 year or higher post education in the human services field of practice
- Trauma informed
- Person-Centered

**Your attributes**:

- Dedicated
- Patient
- Kind
- Trustworthy
- Mature
- Caring
- Good communicator
- Understanding
- Flexible

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $18.00-$22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 12 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Every Weekend
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have a reliable personal vehicle?
- Do you have a valid class 5 Alberta Drivers License?

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

**Experience**:

- Health Care Aid: 1 year (required)
- G-Tube feeding: 1 year (required)
- mobility assistance: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Criminal Record Check (within the past 6 months) (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-11-02

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