Lead Specialized Respite Worker

**Lead Specialized Respite Worker**
**Schedule: Part time employment available up to 20 hours a week. Weekends, Evenings, PA Days, March Break, Summer Break and Overnight Shifts. Biweekly Weekends Required.**

**About us**:The Respite Care Centre is an inclusive space that caters to all children and their diverse needs. We specialize in short-term respite relief and support for disabled and Autistic children, youth and young adults. We offer respite day camps, specialized programs in centre and in the community, in home and centre respite care and overnight stays (24/7 care) at our centre located at 190 Church St. in Garson, ON. We are looking for experienced, patient and caring individuals who want to generate a positive change.

**Benefits/Extras Include**:

- Flexible work life balance

**Specialized Respite Worker Duties (include but are not limited to)**:

- Provide in-home and in-centre respite care to children, teens and young adults aged 0-30 who are Autistic, have down syndrome and/or a variety of other developmental and physical disabilities
- Support and manage diverse needs and difficult behaviors and/or complex situations with the support of a multidisciplinary team
- Engage in and assist clients in sensory play, communication and social interactions
- Provide 1:1, 2:1 or 1:3 support for clients in home, at our centre and at community partnership events and ensure a positive impact on your clients mental, emotional, spiritual and/or physical well being and social development
- Support client’s personal care needs including eating, dressing and toileting (diaper changes)
- Required to be able to meet all physical and mental demands involved in the client’s care (lifting, bending, repetitive tasks, and high emotional situations etc.)
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with families and clients
- Maintain an environment that protects and prioritizes the health and safety of the client and fellow team members
- Help guide, train and support secondary staff
- Initiate and lead implementation of programming

**Qualifications/Criteria**:

- Experience working as either a DSW (Certificate), CYC (Certificate), EA (Intensive Support Classroom experience an asset), RECE or respite worker (A minimum of 2 years experience working with disabled children with aggressive behaviours is REQUIRED)
- Valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle
- Advanced oral and written communication skills in English, French an asset

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $21.00-$23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4 - 32 per week

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekends only

**Experience**:

- working with disabled children: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Certificate as a DSW, CYW, RECE, EA (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-11-01
Expected start date: 2024-11-23