Disability Support Worker

**JOB: Disability Support Worker in Truro Family Home**

Looking to a hire a part-time disability support worker to support a young woman. Anne is funny, stubborn, musical, loving, determined and active in the wider community. She thrives with boundaries and clear expectations. She lives a low-key life with a fun loving, family in Truro, NS.

The most important thing for us is your personality and your willingness to learn. Ideally you are fun (and can be silly), compassionate but can be firm, self motivated and detail oriented. There is a lot you can learn on the job but having experience working with people with disabilities is important.

This position includes supporting Anne with relationship building, community engagement, implementing behaviour management programs, accompanying her to activities (which can include attending Special Olympics and the VON Adult Day Program), personal care, meal preparation, and household chores. You can bring lots of your own personality and passions to the position. She has autism, Celiac disease and a serious seizure condition (although does not have seizures too often anymore) so experience in these areas is an asset.

We are different than a group home because **we are a family** and you will become part of our wider family if hired. We don’t have a client-staff relationship where you are “in charge” and have a professional distance from Anne. We believe that being in relationship means both people are transformed and your job is to support Anne in living her best life.

**Please note: I will only reply to applicants who have filled out the 4 questions that accompany this job description and include their resume when you apply.**

**This position is for regular respite hours (1 regular four hour shift per week, and two Sundays and two Saturdays per month). Also, it is hoped you might be able to cover other shifts if other workers need to cancel.**There are sometimes other extra shifts as well.

**Skills**:

- Reliable, creative and self motivated,
- Drivers license and reliable car (This is required as she needs to be transported to activities),
- Experience working with people with Intellectual Disabilities or autism,
- Ability to work well under pressure with medical emergencies,
- Attention to details & Able to follow instructions,
- Ability to be authoritative and supportive.

**Desirable (but not necessary) Assets include**: Experience with seizure disorders, Med Awareness Certificate, food handlers safety, First Aid & CPR, Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), experience with Celiac disease.

**Remuneration**: $18.00-$20.00 Hourly Salary - there are no deductibles or benefits as this is a contact position and falls under contract rules. Successful Applicants may file their taxes as self-employed.

If you are a successful applicant, you will be asked to provide:

- References
- Driver's validity license check
- Criminal record check (vulnerable Sector Search)-originals

**Location**:In our family home in downtown Truro.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking

Application question(s):

- Please tell us about your experience working with people with disabilities.
- The nature of this job means that you sometimes have to deal with vomit and feces, including cleaning it up and doing laundry. I understand for some, this is a deal breaker. Is this something that will be a problem for you?
- Do you have a car, insurance and license to transport yourself reliably to work and to get Anne to her community activities?
- What gifts and skills do you have for this job in our home supporting Anne?

Work Location: In person