Home Management Consultant

**JOB SUMMARY**:
The Home Management Consultant is responsible for helping families of children with an intellectual disability cope with challenges by providing in-home consultation and collaboration with other professionals to plan for services. Delivers in-home consultations to assess and provide skill-building, informal counselling, and behaviour consultation designed to enhance a family’s ability to meet the needs of a child with developmental disabilities and prevent family breakdown.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or a related field.
- Post-degree specialized study in behavioural science.
- A minimum 3 - 5 years of experience conducting assessments, designing intervention strategies, and working with families and children with developmental disabilities.
- Experience in crisis intervention an asset.
- Knowledge of family systems theory. Knowledge of child development.
- Knowledge of behavioural strategies and strength-based approaches.
- Knowledge of various relevant diagnosis and medications.
- Understanding of individual rights and ethics.
- Understanding of how to develop Person-Directed Plans.
- Proficiency in computer software, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
CONSULTATIONS:

- Delivers in-home family consultations providing in-home behaviour, family, and skill-building assessments and program strategies to enhance individual and parenting capacity based on individual goals.
- Advocates on behalf of families, acts as liaison, and collaborates with internal and external resources and supports to enhance in-home programs and strategies.
- Handles requests for Person-Directed Plans from Developmental Services Ontario (DSO).
- Coordinates, facilitates, and develops plans which help individuals with a developmental disability set goals, make choices, find ways to participate in their communities, and identify resources they can access.
- Coordinates provision of necessary external supports and services to assist families and facilitate progress of child and family toward specific goals.
- Assesses the effectiveness of strategies and determines when to make necessary changes.
- Makes determination regarding when to say no to a family, or when to seek out other resources and external supports for an individual and their family.

ADMINISTRATION:

- Reconciles and submits monthly travel expenses for reimbursement.
- Monitors and tracks Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services (MCSS) attendance as required by agreements.
- Inputs data and case note updates to the ISIS client database and maintains all client-related files.
- Completes all mandatory online training in a timely manner.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION:

- Develops and facilitates internal and external training workshops (e.g., rights, family systems, bereavement, sibling, sexuality, parenting).
- Supervises placements for students completing Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs.
- Provides training and support to facilitate progress of family and child toward the achievement of specific goals.

OUTREACH:

- Conducts outreach and delivers presentations to school boards and community partners.
- Participates in internal and external committees such as Choices for Change and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

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

Pay: From $53,578.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5W3