Rehabilitation Support Worker

1 week ago

St Catharines, Canada Health Bound Health Network Full time

**Rehabilitation Support Worker**

Working under the direction of registered healthcare professionals, this position provides support in the delivery of the goals as designed by the Rehabilitation Treatment team to individuals with an acquired brain injury or other serious trauma living in the community. This includes assisting in the assessment of clients’ functional, behavioural and cognitive skills and contributing to the design and delivery of treatment programs aimed at reducing the impact of impairments, promoting independence and improving well-being. Tasks may include personal and domestic activities of daily living, leisure/school/work integration, coaching, mentoring and training and skill acquisition.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Working knowledge of common medical, mental health and neurological conditions.
- An in-depth understanding of the effects of head injury on physical, psychological and social function.
- Knowledge of the principles of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Pathology and other rehabilitation modalities applied to brain injury.
- Knowledge of community resources - leisure, voluntary work, paid work, groups.
- An understanding of the types of interventions used in community-based rehabilitation therapy with head-injured people.
- An understanding of the roles of other health and social care professions.
- Ability to break down activities into achievable goals.
- Ability to recognize problems experienced by clients.
- Experience working within a team and an understanding of team dynamics.
- Ability to observe clients' performance and report clearly to relevant professions.
- Experience working with clients, and their families, who have behavioural difficulties or are emotionally vulnerable and enabling them to adjust to their difficulties with supports.
- Adult, child or youth experience cognitive and communication problems as a result of brain injury.
- Ability to follow programs as prescribed by therapists and incorporating the recommendations of other professions.
- Ability to use appropriate initiative, recognizing own limitations of competency.
- Ability to organize own workload, prioritize demands of a number of therapists, and work flexibly with others to ensure all demands are met.
- Able to participate in supervision and make positive use of it, as well as accept direction when necessary.
- Able to work in a stressful environment, days, evenings and weekends, including with clients who have complex communication needs or challenging behaviours.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Educational background is a rehabilitation certificate program, social service degree, or degree from a related field such as psychology, social work, and kinesiology
- Valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle necessary for work-related duties
- Previous experience in working with persons with a disability
- Two years of related work experience is the preferred field
- Behavioural Supports
- Individualized Planning
- Health and Personal Care
- Medication Awareness
- Standard First Aid/CPR
- Crisis Intervention
- 70% travel time

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 16 per week

**Salary**: $23.00-$27.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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