Support Worker

**Brain Injury Rehabilitation Support Worker - Part Time - Peterborough ON**

**You’ll feel great about a career with March of Dimes Canada**

At March of Dimes Canada, **our collective work matters.** As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.

Our Community Support Services (CSS) team provides essential services that enable our clients to thrive. Whether their disability is physical, the result of brain injury, or aging, our more than 2,000 team members assist clients in their homes and across communities, to live as independently as possible.

**The opportunity**

We are currently looking to fill one part time position - approximately 25 hours - as a Brain Injury Rehabilitation Support Worker in Peterborough, Ontario. This role is an outreach position and will require a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle.

Starting wage is $23.06 with annual increases.

**Responsibilities**
- Current position is only weekday daytime shifts
- Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, behavioral data collection and verbal reports)
- Participate in any required training
- Follow policies and procedures as required
- Provide one to one support within the home and community to adults with a Brain Injury with activities of daily living, community engagement, and rehabilitation planning.
- Communicate with client, family, and team members.
- Perform duties in a professional manner, which respects the dignity and right to privacy and maintains client and staff health and safety.

**Qualifications and experience**
- Post-Secondary preferred or experience in Social Services
- Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- Sound behavioral management skills and problem-solving skills.
- Proven teamwork abilities
- Working knowledge of disabilities
- Ability to speak, read, and write English
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

**How to apply**

Please submit your resume by **January 12, 2025.**

**Questions about working at March of Dimes Canada?**

Whether starting or advancing your career with us, you’ll feel great knowing that you’re:

- Contributing to our important mission**:creating real change for people with disabilities**:

- Joining a **leading national charity** with a history of impact and a future full of possibility
- Enjoying **industry-leading employment incentives and benefits**:

- Supported in your **professional growth, development, and success**:

- Included in our **empathetic and supportive work culture**

Learn more about why we’re a great employer at **marchofdimes.ca/careers.**

**We value the health & safety of our employees**

MODC is committed to ensuring a healthy and safe work environment. We encourage all current and prospective employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations and booster doses as recommended by Public Health. This reflects our dedication to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

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**Our Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) approach**

MODC is dedicated to building and advancing an inclusive and welcoming culture. It’s also why we’re focused on attracting, retaining, and supporting diverse people. Thanks to our progressive practices, team members of all abilities and backgrounds are encouraged to access the opportunities and supports they need to grow, thrive, and succeed. Our READI approach is rooted in our shared belief that championing equity and empowering ability starts by investing in our team members— and in our shared culture — so that we all feel included, safe, and confident at work every single day.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From $23.06 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 25 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person