Full-time Residence Worker

The Program
The Concord House Program is designed to accommodate youth that are in the care of MCFD or a Delegated Aboriginal Agency. Our services support youth recovering from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and overcoming other adversity by providing them with housing and trauma-based guidance.

We accommodate and support traumatized youth in comfortable and welcoming facilities with twenty four hour staffing. We offer a safe environment in a residential and friendly neighbourhood. Concord House is a one bed resource.
In Your Role You Will
- With the team, participate in assessing and planning for individuals in program; documents, implements and contributes to program evaluation.
- Provide life skills training such as meal preparation, housekeeping, personal care skills and personal finance; implements personal service plans.
- Assist PS with activities of daily living such as hygiene, grooming and toileting.
- Participate in various PS-focused activities in accordance with care plans.
- Recognize, analyze, and deal with potential emergency situations such as PS aggressive behaviour according to PS Behaviour Safety Plan to ensure no harm comes to the PS and/or the public.
- Administer medication to PS in accordance with established policy, protocols, and procedures.
- Assist with case management by identifying potential problems and reporting any difficulties.
- Provide emotional support and feedback to PS and their families.
- Transport and assist PS to attend appointments, shopping or leisure activities; operates motor vehicles safely and legally while transporting PS or on WJS business.
- Perform residential maintenance and housekeeping duties such as laundry, sweeping, mopping floors, mowing lawns, inventory, shopping, cleaning equipment and food services.
- Maintain reports such as statistics, logs and daily activities relating to PS.
- Utilize practices that promote health, welfare, safety and security of persons served.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as required.

The Position
The Residence Worker (RW) with overnight awake scheduling, is part of a dynamic care-giver team and is responsible for assisting our person served (PS) to live successfully in residential settings in an accredited agency. Ensure physical, emotional, social, educational and medical needs are met. The Residence Workers assist the PS to enhance quality of life with activities of daily living and the development of life skills. They provide behavioural support and supervision in the program and community, implement and monitor individual program plans through observation and accurate reporting, and participate in operating and maintain the program. This position will be alone during the overnight hours and must feel comfortable working alone, with support from fellow team members and the On-Call Manager, as needed. Maintains a comfortable and clean living environment. This position requires union membership with CUPE.

Scheduling
One (1) permanent full-time position, with a weekly schedule of 40 hours:

- Sunday through Thursday 0000-0800

Criminal Record Check/Ministry Check Statement
** Prior to confirmation of employment all applicants must provide a current (dated within 6 months of hiring date) Criminal Record Check and Ministry Check. These checks can take up to 6 weeks to obtain, please ensure you prepare accordingly.
- A diploma or degree in one of the humanities, social work or related field. Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.
- Minimum of two years recent related experience in child and youth care, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
- Previous experience with operating a licensed home and trauma informed practice
- Valid BC Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract with a reliable, safe vehicle that has appropriate insurance

**Other requirements**:

- Valid CPR/First Aid, WHMIS, and Food Hygiene and Sanitation certificates (or ability to obtain within probation period)
- Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention Certificate and/or MANDT and Conflict Resolution Certificate (or ability to obtain within probation period)
- Physician’s note confirming suitability, including immunization records and a negative tuberculosis screening test
- Positive behavior supports experience

**Successful applicants will be required to participate in MCFD screening prior to confirmed employment with WJS Canada.**

WJS adheres to provincial/legislated communicable disease prevention protocols. Some of our community health care providers/stakeholders may require WJS employees to be vaccinated in order to be able to enter establishments while supporting WJS individuals/clients in service.
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