Support Worker

**Part time Position: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker
- Brain Injury Groups Program, Simcoe County (Barrie & Orillia) - 21 hours/ week**

**Looking for steady, meaningful work?**

As a member of our Community Support Services team, you will provide care and connection to people with brain injury in their individual or shared-living homes or within their community.

Because of you, people in your community will live a better-quality life. It is a job to be proud of.

**Why join March of Dimes Canada?**
- Deeply satisfying work
- Steady employment with one of the most respected agencies in CanadaFull
- and part-time jobs
- A stable and supportive team of proud workers, many who have been with us for years
- Successful employee training program
- Competitive benefits package (including health and dental benefits for part-time staff after one year of employment and who work a minimum number of hours)
- Pension plan (optional for part-time staff who work a minimum number of hours)
- Paid sick time
- Vacation time (vacation pay for part-time staff, including the option to bank time for a one-time payout)
- Best practices protecting health and safety
- Excellent safety record with COVID-19
- Scheduling allows for work/life balance
- Culturally diverse workplace

**Who is March of Dimes Canada?**

From our humble beginnings in 1951 as a group of mothers going door-to-door collecting dimes in support of polio research, March of Dimes Canada has grown into a national, multi-service not-for-profit organization. We work for people with disabilities and seniors, helping them with daily living, rehabilitation, and employment.

**What does the Community Support Services team do?**

Our Community Support Services team, which is primarily funded by governments, provides essential services that enable people to live as independently as possible. Whether the disability is physical, cognitive or the result of brain injury or aging, our team of 1,600 employees assists people in their homes and communities, helping them gain a greater level of functioning and connection with others. Over the past year, the number of people we serve rose to more than 6,100 people.

**This Opportunity**

We are currently looking to fill one Part Time **Brain Injury Support Worker** position which include 21 hours per week.

**Duties include the following**:

- Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, and notes to file, completing newsletters and groups calendars of scheduled activities
- Participate in any required mandatory trainings
- Follow policies and procedures
- Implement group activities as per the direction and approval of the Rehabilitation Service Coordinator that support community-based rehabilitation supports and community engagement
- Communicate with client and team members
- Facilitate community groups as well as virtual groups three times per week
- Provide wellness calls where needed
- Ability to organize weekly virtual online group sessions where needed that interests the group participants and promote high level of participation and engagement
- Ability to create weekly newsletters offering community resources where applicable, fun facts, word puzzles, seek input from clients on news letter to gain their input
- Ability to drive to community locations where groups are held weekly, within Simcoe region

**Background / Qualifications**:

- Post-Secondary in Human or Social Services preferred or Rehabilitation Assistant diploma
- Minimum of three years’ experience in Human Services field and/or working with people with ABI
- Current CPR, First Aid is an asset
- Access to vehicle to use for business and valid driver’s license
- Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- Sound problem solving skills
- Proven ability to work independently / autonomously
- Knowledge of and experience working with local community housing and social services resources
- Ability to speak, read, and write English
- Please note that March of Dimes Canada has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. All employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by receiving all required doses of a vaccine approved by Health Canada at least 14 days prior to the commencement of their employment, or as otherwise recommended by public health authorities. We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or on the basis of any other protected ground, as required under applicable human rights legislation._

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: $19.28 per hour

Work Location: One location