Inclusion/integration Specialist

**Job Description**:
**JOB TITLE**: Inclusion/Integration Specialist - Camps

**DEPARTMENT**: Community Services

**NUMBER OF POSITIONS**: Several

**JOB STATUS & DURATION**: Part-time, seasonal and temporary

**HOURS OF WORK**: 24 hours a week prior to camp season from May to June, 40 hours a week for July and August

**LOCATION**: Undefined

**HOURLY RATE**: $23.90

**POSTING DATE**: November 5, 2024

**CLOSING DATE**: December 2, 2024

**AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY**:
Reporting to the Inclusion/Integration Director, Programmer, Coordinator, provide a high quality program for all participants with disabilities through positive experiences, communication, creativity, enthusiasm and organization. Supervise all components of the Inclusion programs and integrated services. Provides direction to Inclusion/Integration Instructors.
- Plan, implement and deliver age-appropriate specialized programming, including the care and control of program participants, ensuring the programming meets the needs of all participants, are age appropriate and are appropriately delivered
- Assist with supervising, scheduling, training, and evaluating part-time staff and volunteers to maintain high level of service
- Assist with conducting pre-program visits with new families and ensuring the Integration & Inclusion participant profile is accurately completed
- Act as a resource for staff as required and supports staff with providing care to participants with daily needs, which may include personal hygiene, toileting, feeding, transferring, dressing/changing and behavior modification
- Maintain a safe and clean program environment
- Administer medications as required according to Corporate Policy.
- Utilize specialized equipment and apparatus
- Handle program feedback in a professional manner by providing exceptional customer service
- Assist with the planning, organizing, evaluating and documentation of staff training
- Assist with maintaining accurate inventory of program supplies
- Interact with and ensure parents/guardians are informed of the participant’s daily activities and over all well-being
- Assist with completing administrative duties in a timely manner (i.e., staff and program schedules, incident/accident reports, medication logs, permission forms, bus attendance)
- Assist with daily attendance, follow up telephone calls in the event of absent program participants and with before and after care programming
- Travel between work sites during shift
- Maintain an understanding of department programs and services
- Understand, adhere to, and enforce Corporate Policies & Procedures, Confidentiality Guidelines, Emergency Procedures and Health and Safety Standards for all participants and staff
- Attend meetings/training as required
- Performs other duties as assigned

**SELECTION CRITERIA**:
**REQUIRED EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum 2 years experience working with individuals living with a disability(ies)
or an exceptionality(ies)

**OTHER SKILLS AND ASSETS**:

- Minimum 18 years of age
- Valid Ontario driver’s licence and full-time use of a vehicle
- Current Standard First Aid / CPR C from an accredited organization, or ability to obtain within 1 month of date of hire
- HIGH FIVE® Principles of Healthy Child Development or Sport Certification, or ability to obtain within 2 months of the date of hire
- HIGH FIVE® Quest 2, considered an asset
- Exceptional customer service and communication skills

**Additional Criteria for Camp Environment**:

- Lifesaving Society Safeguard Certification, or ability to obtain within 1 month of date of
hire
- **Preference will be given to students that have a permanent residency in Brampton._
- **_Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria._

**Interview**:Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

The City of Brampton requires all applicants to have a valid Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) or a Vulnerable Sector Check (if 18 years of age or older) issued from their local police department, dated within the last six (6) months. All checks must indicate for the purpose of employment.

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