Disability Support Worker

The Support Worker provides assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities so that these individuals can maintain a quality of life-based on their needs. This includes helping the individuals to achieve their goals and promote their rights and responsibilities.

**Responsibilities**:
**Supports to Individuals**
- Follows individual support plan for each individual, and supports individuals in the achievement of goals, life, and social skills
- Provides emotional support to individuals as needed
- Assists individuals with personal hygiene
- Acts as liaison with family members and other professionals when required
- Attends medical appointments with individuals
- Conducts meal planning and preparation, including menu planning and grocery shopping
- Plans for transports individuals, and participates in community outings
- Handles unplanned or emergency situations and notifies Supervisor as required
- Completes household cleaning, laundry, and minor home maintenance, escalating issues of concern to Supervisor when required
- Ensures the health, safety, and well-being of all individuals are closely monitored at all times
- Drives Agency vehicles to accompany individuals on outings and appointments and to conduct Agency business

**Medications**
- Administers medications and ensures proper storage of medication to ensure safety
- Orders and reorders medication when required
- Receives delivery of medications from pharmacy and checks for accuracy
- Records data on all relevant and appropriate tracking systems - Medication Administration Records (MARs), PRN, etc.

**Administration - AIMS & Miscellaneous**
- Writes reports pertaining to individuals and enters daily service activities in AIMS, ensuring all documentation is accurate, clear, and factual
- Regularly reviews service activities and reports
- Updates tasks associated with individuals’ goals
- Orders program supplies using Agency purchase order and invoicing procedures
- Completes program filing

**Finances of individuals Supported**
- Responsible for handling individuals’ finances, including helping them make purchases, obtaining receipts, documenting purchases, and balancing cash each time a transaction is made
- Reports any discrepancies with respect to individuals’ funds to supervisor immediately
- Ensures that cash vouchers are completed when handling funds received on behalf of individuals

**Health & Safety**
- Follows Agency policies, rules, and regulations regarding housekeeping, security, and equipment
- Reports any issues, hazards, unsafe working conditions to Supervisor
- Reports workplace accidents/incidents and completes required forms
- Completes and documents monthly fire drill/emergency and fire equipment checks, emergency food supply checks, water temperature checks, and first aid box inspection
- Ensures that daily vehicle circle checks are completed including safety equipment being present in Agency vehicles

**Job Requirements**:
**Education & Experience**
- Completed two-year college diploma in social sciences field of study or equivalent combination of relevant work experience in the developmental services sector and certification and training (e.g. Personal Support Worker certificate, behavioral management training, etc.)
- Three months’ related work experience in the social services sector

**Operational Requirements**

** **To be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
- Medical exams

*Vulnerable Sector Check
- Current First Aid/CPR certificate
- Safety-Care Training Certificate
- Medication Training
- Ontario Class G driver’s license

**Competencies**
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Accountable and trustworthy
- Capable of maintaining the confidentiality

**Hours of Work**
- Must be available to work days, afternoons, and weekend shifts, including overnight shifts, in accordance with operational needs
- Hours of work are variable in a 24/7 work environment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: From $22.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Niagara Falls, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- How many vaccines have you had? (COVID)
- Do you have a First Aid Certificate?
- Are you looking for a Job or a Career?

**Experience**:

- supportive care: 2 years +

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 40 per week

**Salary**: $22.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Niagara, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- How many doses of COVID- 19 vaccines have you taken?

**Experience**:

- healthcare: 2 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift