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Support Worker - Social Services job in Spruce Grove, AB with CommunityAim - Empowering Citizens with Disabilities Society, Alberta - alis
This temporary full time Support Worker - Social Services job from CommunityAim - Empowering Citizens with Disabilities Society is offering $16.25 to $16.75 hourly (to be negotiated) for 36 to 40 hours per week.
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Support Worker - Social Services

Employer

CommunityAim - Empowering Citizens with Disabilities Society

Date Posted

June 09, 2022

Languages

English
  • Location Spruce Grove, AB
  • Earnings $16.25 to $16.75 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 36 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 13, 2022
Job Requirements

Employer

CommunityAim - Empowering Citizens with Disabilities Society

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
  • or equivalent experience

Experience with Special Needs Children

  • Children with a physical disability
  • Children with an intellectual disability
  • Children with behavioural issues
  • Children with a mental health disability
  • Children with allergies
  • Children with learning disabilities
  • Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Medication Administration Certificate
  • Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • Mental health first aid Certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Additional Skills

  • Administrative and office activities
  • Shop for food and household supplies
  • Participate in fundraising activities for charity or non-profit organizations
  • Maintain progress and other reports
  • Care for pets
  • Research techniques
  • Housekeeping activities
  • Food preparation

Weight Handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Work Setting

  • Group home
  • Associations and non profit organizations
  • Social service or charity agency

Type of Treatment Experience

Crisis intervention counselling

Specific Skills

  • Provide personal care
  • Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
  • Maintain internal record-keeping system
  • Launder clothing and household linens
  • Instruct groups and individuals in arts and crafts
  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Provide suicide and crisis intervention
  • Resolve conflict situations
  • Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
  • Implement behaviour management programs
  • Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
  • Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
  • Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
  • Assess individuals in areas such as physical limitations, orientation and mobility skills, and cognitive, social and emotional barriers to establish client rehabilitation or adaptation goals
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings

Target Audience

  • Persons with physical disabilities
  • Persons with mental health disabilities
  • Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with a disability
  • Females

Security and Safety

  • Child welfare check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Criminal record check

Work Site Environment

  • Non-smoking
  • Scent free

Transportation/Travel Information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding

Ability to Supervise

3-4 people

Counselling Specialization

Physical disabilities

Personal Suitability

  • Initiative
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Client focus
  • Judgement
  • Creativity
  • Time management

Early Childhood Educators Specific Skills

provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity

Health benefits

Dental plan

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • What is your current field of study?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Do you have education in this field of employment?

Student status

  • Full time enrollment
  • Part time enrollment

Special Initiatives

  • Jobs for Ukraine: This employer has selected to promote this job through "Jobs for Ukraine”. Canadian citizens and permanent residents can still apply.

Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.

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

Interest Codes

Community and Social Service Workers
SOCIAL

Interest in consulting with social assistance recipients and pensioners to advise and aid them in locating and utitizing a variety of community resources; in referring clients to other social services; in counselling clients living in group homes and halfway houses and assisting in pre-release and release planning; in providing crisis intervention and emergency-shelter services; and in co-ordinating volunteer activities of community and social services organizations

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to participate in the selection and admission of clients to appropriate programs; to assess clients' relevant skill strengths and deficits; and in maintaining contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients' overall progress

innovative

Interest in assisting clients to sort out options and develop plans of action, and in implementing and organizing the delivery of life-skills workshops, substance-abuse treatment programs, behaviour management programs, youth services programs and other community and social service programs under the supervision of social workers and health care professionals

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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