Treatment Staff

**About Us**

St.Amant is a non-profit organization, offering programs & services throughout Manitoba which support over 1600 children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism, and their families. We are committed to delivering person and family centered supports through individualized programs and services. St.Amant is guided by its core values of Collaboration, Hospitality, Excellence and Respect.

St.Amant, as part of an initiative entitled “Meaningful Connections”, seeks to expand the culture of support (“excellent caretaking”) to include an intentional focus on equipping a person with the opportunities and skills to develop relationships. The goal of this initiative is to have people we support exploring and establishing relationships with people in the community.

**Program Overview**:
St.Amant Respite and Family Support Services offers out of home respite options for families with children who have significant disability-related care needs and who do not have the necessary resources to implement a self-managed respite plan and who may require a longer break than other supports can provide.

The 24 hour shift staffed home provides planned and regular out of home respite for children & youth ages 10 - 17 years who are not in care and are living with intellectual or developmental disabilities and/or Autism. This comprehensive service also provides enhanced support to families and their children which may include occupational therapy, behavioral supports training and counselling, with the goal of strengthening families' abilities to continue to parent their children at home.

**Position Summary**:
Under the direction of the Coordinator, Team Leader, and clinical staff, the Treatment Staff, Community Respite Services ensures that services are provided in a way that:

- Promotes high-quality health care, support, and treatment of the individuals supported
- Ensures that services are provided to people in ways that are effective, efficient, holistic, and protect the dignity and safety of the person
- Includes education, training and work opportunities
- Supports the achievement of personal outcomes

The scope of service to individuals includes: implementation of treatment procedures and programs using direct, mediated or consultative models of service delivery. These services are provided through intense collaboration with others, within an interdisciplinary team model in which the Treatment Staff, Community Respite Services is relied upon to collect and analyze relevant data for the residence.

This position reports to the Team Leader.

**Qualifications**:
**Educational**:

- Grade XII Diploma or G.E.D.
- Certification in CPR and Emergency First Aid
- Certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention is an asset
- Successful completion of St.Amant training requirements during probationary period (e.g. Specialized Behavior Management Training, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Applied Physical Training, Medication Administration Orientation, Fundamentals in Person Centered Supports)

**Professional**:

- Minimum of two years' experience providing services to people with disabilities
- Experience supporting children is preferred
- Experience working with individuals in crisis an asset
- Experience providing pre-determined behavioral support plans an asset
- Knowledge of basic nutrition and household management skills

**Personal**:

- Ability to work with mínimal supervision as well as a collaborative team player in a team environment
- Ability to organize and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to generate ideas to improve work procedures and contribute to an environment that fosters growth, development and innovation
- Superb interpersonal ability to establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships with humility and self-awareness
- Ability and willingness to give and receive honest, balanced feedback
- Demonstrates competence and character that inspires trust
- Acts with integrity and respect in all interactions
- Values and commitment to continuous self-growth and professional learning
- Positive, energetic, self-directed and person-focused
- Ability to complete reliable data recording, data entry, and documentation
- Ability to implement pre-determined crisis plans
- Physical ability and emotional stability to support peoples' physical needs and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour and emotions
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to identify and respond effectively to high-risk situations
- Basic computer usage skills - Microsoft Office
- Valid Manitoba Driver's License in good standing, willingness to transport people supported

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Program/Service Support**:
Consistent with the Mission, Philosophy and Policies of St.Amant, the Treatment Staff, Community Respite Services is responsible for the provision of residential and support services within assigned residences or servi