Job Description

Join our team as a

Community Support Worker

at our staffed home in

Tsawwassen

. This temporary full-time role works Saturday to Wednesday, 8:00am-4:00pm, at a salary range between $25.95 - $29.76 per hour, plus benefits, including Extended Health and Dental and participation in the Municipal Pension Plan per eligibility. This position requires union membership.

This is a temporary position for one-year with the possibility of extension.

Hours of Work: Saturday to Wednesday, 8:00am-4:00pm (40 hours per week)

WHO WE ARE:

Kyndred Community Living Society is a person-centered, progressive and impactful non-profit organization. We help people with developmental disabilities by facilitating community connections, family supports, employment opportunities, and supportive housing options with a commitment to life-long learning, choice and self-determination.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

As a full-time Community Support Worker, you will work 40 hours per week at our staffed home. You will be actively engaging supported individuals to live a fulfilling and independent life. You are a motivated and personable individual with a passion to deliver person-centered supports. This means you could be helping an individual to discover more of their community, learn new life-skills such as cooking, physical fitness activities, art classes, or seeking employment. You assist with their physical, social, emotional, educational and recreational needs. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Following an individual care plan, Developing monthly plans and facilitating activities based on client's interests, Documenting activities and observations in the client's file and communication log, Physically assist individuals with activities such as walking and supporting mobility (i.e., pushing wheelchairs), Meal preparation and assistance with feeding and medication administration,

Must be physically healthy to aid in lifting and transferring of persons served and be able to provide personal care including toileting and grooming.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Certificate/diploma/degree in a field related to Human Sciences Practical experience working with developmental and physical disabilities Restricted Class 4 Driver's License (or Class 5 with immediate eligibility) FOODSAFE Level 1 Emergency First Aid & CPR
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $25.95 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care Life insurance Paid time off Vision care
Application question(s):

What type of driver's license do you have? (i.e., Class 7, Class 5, Class 4, No License) Are you comfortable commuting to Tsawwassen? Can you work the following hours: Saturday to Wednesday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (40 hours per week)
Work Location: In person