Direct Support Worker

Are you looking for a rewarding and exciting career that matters? Share your unique talents as a champion of choice and inclusion. Join our team

Community Living Huntsville is a not-for-profit Developmental Services provider that supports and advocates alongside more than 300 children and adults with developmental disabilities, and their families, in North Muskoka.

We are passionate about supporting people to live the lives they want - and advocating for a community where everyone belongs.

Our 80-member team includes Direct Support Professionals, Employment Specialists, Resource Consultants, Family Support Workers, and more.

Since 1962, our team has been Opening Doors in an Inclusive Community, so people with and without disabilities can live, work, and play as respected, included, and contributing community members, together.

Come make a difference in people’s lives - and feel proud of the work you do every day

**Your Role**
- Grow an understanding of the people you support, provide ideas and recommendations to support the development of their Person-Directed Plans, and help them implement their plans
- Assist people with personal care and activities of daily living, as necessary, in a way that respects their choices, abilities, and dignity, and facilitates their daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms and routines
- Support people to build independence and relationships both at home and in their community, and connect with community resources
- Encourage and support people’s community participation based on their goals, support them to overcome barriers in the community, and advocate alongside them to promote a more inclusive community
- Support the health, safety, and medical needs of the people you support

**Our Offer**

We want our team members to feel supported and thrive in our organization. We offer:

- Competitive pay
- Opportunities for additional hours
- Employer-paid benefits, vacation, and sick time
- Ongoing training and Professional development opportunities
- Robust employee and family assistance program
- Rewarding work in a positive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunities for career advancement

**Your Qualifications**
- Knowledge about and commitment to disability rights, the principles of inclusion, and the Community Living Movement
- 1-year post-secondary education in the Human Services field (DSW preferred)
- Strong communication skills
- Physical ability to support people, some with limited mobility, in all aspects of daily living and in different settings
- Tolerance of, and ability to handle, a heavy workload and competing demands
- Ability to use and learn new technology (computers, software programs, phones, printer/scanners, alarm/security systems, etc.)
- Current First Aid/CPR certification, or willingness to obtain
- Valid driver’s license (FULL G), acceptable driver’s abstract and reliable transportation to be used in course of employment
- Ability to obtain a clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Free of communicable diseases
- Ability, availability, and commitment to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, overnights, and weekends

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $30.82 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Location**:

- Huntsville, ON (required)

Work Location: In person