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KitchenerWaterloo, Canada KW Habilitation Full time

**LOCATION: Kitchener-Waterloo, ON**

KW Habilitation is a local not-for-profit organization that provides a wide range of individualized services and supports to children with any special need and adults with developmental disabilities. We support individuals to live a fulfilling life which is fostered through preschool and early learning supports, respite services, residential services, community participation, and employment supports.

Our Vision Statement guides our work: “A community where everyone belongs and participates”.

**Perks**
- Developmental Service Worker Apprenticeship Program Sponsor
- Paid on-the-job training
- Paid professional development opportunities
- Employee and Family Assistance Program for all staff, their partners, and dependents
- Discounted rates on home and auto insurance
- Fun and engaging workplace.

**Responsibilities**
- Providing respectful and supportive personal care
- Providing lifts and transfers as necessary
- Promoting people’s skills and abilities
- Providing opportunities and education for growth and development
- Honouring personal choice and informed decision-making
- Implementing individualized routines that are patterned to reflect typical life experiences and which involve people to the highest degree possible.

**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education related to Human Services, completed or on-going.
- Ability to implement positive behaviour approaches, work as an integral part of the team, and demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate creative problem-solving, decision-making, initiative, resilience, and collaboration.
- Commitment to providing person directed support. Must believe in an inclusive community, fostering independence, and advocating for others to have their own voice.
- Experience working / volunteering with people who have a developmental disability.
- A comfort level with intimate personal care and skills in providing direct personal care and positive behavioural support.
- Current Emergency First Aid, NVCI, and computer skills are also essential. Additional training is provided by KW Habilitation.

**Core Competencies**
- Advocacy
- Building Relationships
- Championing Change and Innovation
- Facilitating Growth and Development
- Inclusive Leadership
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Resilience
- Resource Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Valuing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

**Schedule**: Monday-Friday. 2pm-10pm, 4pm-12am weekly rotation
**Start Date**: November 10, 2025
**End Date**: January 31, 2026 (possibility of extension)
**Rate of Pay**: salary rate $44,532.80 - $49,483.20**

**Applicants must submit a résumé and cover letter online with a summary of relevant qualifications and reason for interest in this position by October 31, 2025.**

**To Apply, Please Visit Our Job Application Page**

Please address the cover letter to the location Manager
**ATTN: Dani Purves - Manager of Inclusive Living**

**Only successful applicants will be notified. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted.**

**Job ID: 25103113