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Job Details

Disability Support Worker

Employer

Avelora Life inc

Date Posted

July 08, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $19.00 to $21.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 10 to 30 hours per week
  • Position Casual Part Time Leading to Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jul 22, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Avelora Life inc

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate
  • Intensive behavioural intervention Certification
  • Mandt System training
  • Mental health first aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate

Target audience

  • Persons with Alzheimer's disease
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Convalescent
  • Elderly
  • Females
  • Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)
  • Males
  • Newborn (including expecting mother)
  • Over 12 years
  • Persons with a disability
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with mental health disabilities
  • Persons with physical disabilities
  • School age (6 - 12 years)
  • Terminally ill
  • Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
  • Young adults

Experience with special needs children

Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Basic security clearance
  • Reference required
  • Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Work under pressure

Personal suitability

  • Punctuality
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Patience
  • Honesty

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Workplace information

Hybrid

Health benefits

  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Mileage paid
  • Night shift premium

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Disability Support Worker is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Visiting Homemakers
SOCIAL

Interest in serving - assisting clients by administering bedside and personal care such as aid in walking, bathing, personal hygiene and dressing and undressing; by feeding or assisting in feeding clients; and in demonstrating infant care to new parents

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to maintain client files and plan meals and special diets

objective

Interest in handling the preparation of meals and special diets; may perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds; may perform routine health-related duties such as change non-sterile dressings, administer medications and collect specimens under the direction of a home-care agency supervisor or nurse

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