Community Specialist

Community Specialist - HIA

Meet AdaptAbilities. We provide meaningful programs for children and youth with disabilities.

Why Work with Us?
- A career with AdaptAbilities gives you purpose and creates meaning in your everyday life
- Our work will leave you with a feeling of job satisfaction and pride you won’t get at other jobs
- It’s the feeling of making a difference in the lives of children and youth with disabilities
- Help bridge the gap between possible and impossible
- Enjoy a career with AdaptAbilities as you support individuals with disabilities to grow, succeed, and belong in their community

What We Offer:
We strive to be an employer of choice by creating a positive and collaborative team environment.

You can look forward to:

- Meaningful Work
- Competitive Pay over Non-Profit Industry Standards
- Career Path and Growth Opportunities
- Culture of Appreciation and Employee Recognition

We also offer perks including support for professional development, corporate discount for City of Edmonton Recreation Passes, paid personal days, and programs that support a balanced lifestyle.

What you offer:
Ideally, you have experience working with children, youth and young adults or vulnerable individuals in a health care setting. We seek employees who align with our core values, which are: open to growth, live our purpose, cultivate teamwork, demonstrate extraordinary effort and act with integrity.

The Position:
As a Community Specialists (CS) you would be an ally and ambassador, you will work front-line and are pivotal to the creation of a safe, caring and community-enriched life for the individuals/families who hire us.

Thoughtful program planning and implementation supports participants to connect with their communities - establishing real relationships and creating meaningful days and lives. The conscientious CS will act with integrity, be open to growth, live our purpose, cultivate teamwork, and put forth an extraordinary effort to empower people with diverse abilities and their families to grow, succeed, and belong.
- Provide direct care and purposeful support in an engaging, fun and safe environment
- Foster genuine relationships promoting dignity, personal interests and identities
- Empower people to create meaningful days and achieve their goals
- Communicate effectively with their team members, which includes to individuals, families, and co-workers
- Build a vision of inclusion, one person at a time
- Model socially appropriate behaviors and assist/ encourage participants to make and maintain appropriate community connections
- Support participants in all aspects of personal hygiene and personal care as required
- Maintain timely, accurate and professional documents in accordance with AdaptAbilities policies and procedures
- Understand and comply with all emergency processes and risk management
- Perform other job-related activities as required

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum education requirement of a High School Diploma and little or no work-related experience. May consider equivalent combination of education and experience
- Alignment with AdaptAbilities core purpose and core values
- Clear Police Information Check and Intervention Record Check are required
- Intermediate First Aid Certification CPR Level C and AED is required upon hire
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Medication Administration Certification, Abuse Prevention and Response Protocol are an asset

Working Conditions
- Hearts in Action Summer Camps provides fun and meaningful activities that support the growth of real relationships and belonging.
- Working within the Edmonton Area at temporary camp locations reporting to the assigned Program Manager, this is a full-time seasonal position. Camps run from July 2, 2025 to August 22, 2025. Schedule is Monday to Friday. Hours of work are scheduled between 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Core schedule is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm with potential to work before or after to meet the needs of programs.
- Funding for Summer Positions

AdaptAbilities utilizes Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Grant for various temporary summer positions. CSJ is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help youth in Canada develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market. The program provides wage subsidies to employers to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years. Youth must be eligible to work in Canada as a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.

**Note**: These are not requirements to be considered for the role but do determine grant eligibility.

Compensation $18.75 to $22.82/ hour depending on experience and education

Application Deadline: June 6, 2025.