Vocational Instructor

Vocational Instructor

**Job Type**: Full-Time (80hrs/week) and 1-3 Casual positions (no guaranteed hours)

Posted: February 27, 2025

**Salary**: Step 1- $21.79/hour; Step 5- $23.63/hour

Anticipated start date of March 2025

About You
- You are prepared to experience joy and fulfilment on a daily basis
- You are flexible and embrace a workplace where no two days are the same
- You possess an entrepreneurial spirit and are creative
- You believe everyone deserves the chance to learn, grow, and succeed
- You are a team player who is committed to a high-level of workplace professionalism
- You embrace a person-centered approach to support
- You honour Participants’ choices and respect their personal perspectives, values, beliefs, and preferences

Responsibilities and Duties
- Supervision and support of Participants in their workplace
- Provide engaging activities when work is not available
- Teaching/Assisting Participants to learn new Vocational Skills
- Uphold the established standards of work
- Work with Participants to meet production requirements of the work area
- Effectively communicate with Participants, co-workers, supervisors
- Administer medications
- Train new staff as required
- Transport Participants in organizational vehicles
- Effectively manage behavioural challenges with sensitivity & care
- Work as part of a team

Minimum Qualifications
- Preferred: University degree or a graduate of a recognized Human Services, education, business, or related program.
- **Willing to Train**: We have a trainee program where you earn wages as you gain experience and certifications.
- Possession or willingness to obtain all 7 Provincial Core Competencies (Fire & Life Safety, Health & Personal Care, Medication Awareness, Individual Program Planning, Crisis Intervention, Behavioural Supports, Standard First Aid/ CPR-C), along with food handler’s certificate
- Asset: Experience working with or supporting people living with a physical and/or intellectual disability.
- Demonstrated experience developing appropriate relationships in a helping or supporting capacity
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Asset: Alternative communication abilities
- Asset: business/social enterprise related experience or education
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team
- Valid NS Driver’s License
- Possession or willingness to obtain Class 4 driver’s license
- Acceptable Driving record/abstract
- Suitable Criminal Records Check & Vulnerable Sector Search

**Benefits**:

- Competitive compensation rates
- Opportunities to learn and grow your skills
- 7% RRSP Matched

Work Environment
- Shifts usually between 8am-4:30pm (M-F) but weekends and evenings may be required to support our social enterprises or supported employment program.
- May require operation of different styles of passenger vehicles
- May experience crisis situations, which place the safety and well-being of employees/participants in jeopardy
- May work singularly or in tandem with other staff
- May be required to perform personal care
- May be exposed to bodily fluids, viruses & common illnesses
- May involve: working indoors (noise, heat, interruption), outdoors (cold, heat, fumes, odours, irritants) in dusty, noisy environments, lifting & carrying, and with various equipment (manufacturing, farming, cooking, cleaning, woodworking)

Join us

Pay: $21.79-$23.63 per hour

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-03-12