Supply Direct Support Staff

Supply Direct Support Staff

Position Summary:
The Supply Support Care Professional will support individuals with exceptionalities/special needs to achieve their personal goals. To assist with these goals, Active Lives offers programming that covers leisure, recreation, volunteer opportunities and continuing education. Our Professionals will help facilitate relationships, skills and roles which promote our participant's effective participation in the typical and valued life of the community. Supply Direct Supply Staff professionals will be required to assist at Orangeville and/or Shelburne campuses.

Do you want to make a difference?

Are you tired of going to a 9-to-5 job?

Do you want to help people that are eager to learn?

If so, Active Lives might be for you

Active Lives Day Program is a post-secondary organization for adults with exceptionalities/special needs. The program serves adults 18 years of age and older with Autism, Fragile X, Down syndrome, Deaf, Blind, Pervasive Developmental Disorders and other Neurological Disorders.

To date, Active Lives currently offers; coding and robotics, theatre, yoga, animal therapy, sensory therapy, job training, life skills, augmentative communication and much more.

Our Mission statement is as follows:
“ACTIVE LIVES is a fully inclusive day program. We believe all individuals deserve and have a right to be active and visible within their community by involving local organizations. We also believe through continuing education, physical activity, volunteering, implementing life and job skills participants can lead meaningful and purposeful lives.”

Active Lives has collaborated with many organizations within our community to introduce a variety of job skills. We are currently affiliated with Big Brother/Big Sisters, the Ontario Food Bank, the ReStore, the Orangeville Library, The Salvation Army Store and many more. Our participants have acquired skills such as stocking shelves, greeting patrons, washing hair and administrative tasks.

**Job Description**:

- Provides direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities by supporting participants through the day's activities and assisting with fine and gross motor delays, social skills and communications (ie. augmentative & ASL)
- Develops lesson plans, prepares and organizes materials needed for program activities.
- Teaches and assists participants with the various activities planned throughout the day
- Performs personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.
- Fosters positive relationships between fellow participants, caretakers and individuals served.
- Encourages self-help activities.
- Maintains a safe environment and ensures client safety.
- Reports changes in client’s condition or family situation to supervisor and/or RPN.
- Completes reports such as Incident Reports, program review reports and data sheets
- Carries out all Health & Safety policies and procedures to ensure participant and staff safety and well being.
- Implements COVID-19 cleaning protocols, policies & procedures.
- Posts to various social media platforms adhering to participant’s media release waiver.
- Organizing and sorting through program materials

Qualifications:

- Experience working with adults with special needs.
- Ability to ensure the safety and security of all the participants and staff.
- Ability to communicate with staff, participants and parents
- Willingness to work with participants with different needs and capabilities
- Ability to work as a team player
- Proven record of attendance and punctuality
- Demonstrated commitment to working in a diverse campus and/or work environment.

We look forward to hearing from you

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual

**Salary**: $17.00-$18.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Orangeville, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

Work Location: In person