Senior Support Worker (Rehabilitation) – (FT) – Sudbury, ON in Sudbury, Ontario

Community Support Services – Sudbury, 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 Brain Injury Senior Rehabilitation Worker – Bishop Alexander Carter House (BACH)- Full-Time Position, 35 Hours Per Week -Sudbury, ON

Responsibilities:

• Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, behavioural data collection, verbal reports and progress reports)

• Participate in any required training

• Follow policies and procedures as required

• Provide one to one support and group support within the home and community to adults with an Acquired Brain Injury with activities of daily living, personal care, and rehabilitation planning.

• Communicate with clients, family, and team members. Implement services as per direction from rehabilitation team.

• To provide services on a flexible basis including a mix of days, evenings and weekends as well as on-call responsibilities

Qualifications and experience:

• Post-Secondary preferred in Human and Social Services

• Minimum of three years experience in Human Services field and/or working with people with ABI.

• Experience with report writing an asset

• Current CPI and CPR, First Aid an asset

• Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility

• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills

• Sound behavioral management skills, cognitive problem solving skills.

• Proven team work abilities

• Working knowledge of ABI and rehabilitation

• Ability to effectively deal with behavioral situations

• Ability to speak, read, and write English

How to apply

Please submit your resume by October 15, 2024 .

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.

For general inquiries, you can reach us at [email protected]

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