Job Description

Description :

CBI Health is Canada\'s leading community-based healthcare provider, delivering both rehabilitation and home health services. Our integrated, interdisciplinary network delivers physical and mental health services in clinic, home and facility settings or remotely through virtual care / telehealth. With over 12,000 dedicated staff supporting over 800 communities across the country, we deliver proven outcomes that meet the evolving healthcare needs of Canadians.

We are looking for compassionate Direct Support Specialists to complement our talented Specialized Community Services team.

Portage La Prairie is a small city in Manitoba, Canada. Portage La Prairie is approximately 75 kilometers west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly halfway between the provincial boundaries of Saskatchewan and Ontario).

This is an excellent opportunity to become an integral member of a team within a \xe2\x80\x9cfamily\xe2\x80\x9d culture. You will enjoy flexible hours, diverse assignments, and benefit from continuous opportunities for learning, training and professional development. You will enjoy flexible hours, diverse assignments, and benefit from continuous opportunities for learning, training and professional development.

***Now offering a Location Premium on regular hours worked.***

Check out to see the impact that you can have on our client\'s lives.

Position Summary
Under the direction of the Operations Manager, the Direct Support Specialists will be responsible for maintaining and promoting physical care, menu planning and preparation, medication administration, personal care, activities of daily living, day-to-day house management, record keeping, etc.
The Direct Support Specialists will support individuals by promoting their involvement with family, friends, advocates and the community to ensure that their comfort, safety, and health requirements are being met. The Direct Support Specialists will also encourage individuals to develop individual skills, talents and abilities so that they may have maximum control over their own life.

Hours: Combination of hours and should be flexible and available to work either weekends and/or evenings.

Your role

• Develop and maintain positive and effective communications with the individual(s) and their families, management, co-workers and all others that are involved in the individual\xe2\x80\x99s care;.
• Carry out activities of daily living; all aspects of personal care (including peri care), menu preparation, administering medication , day to day house management as outlined in the care plan and getting the clients to be a part of the community.
• Complete the necessary records and documentation in accordance with CBI policy and procedures, Residential care and licensing and department of Family Services and Labour requirements ;.
• Maintain established logs (individual and communications log books, medical records, food intake forms, progress notes, evaluation of programs )on a daily basis and address any needs or concerns;.
• Read all meeting minutes, log entries, incident reports, and memos;.
• Prepare incident reports and ensure that they are submitted to the Team Leader (if no Team Leader appointed, submit to the Residential Operations Manager); .
• Attend and participate in all relevant meetings (i.e. staff meetings, house meetings, individual planning, PATH\xe2\x80\x99S ETC.) and identified training courses; .
• Abide by confidentiality parameters.

What you will need to be successful

• Experience/knowledge of working with adult clients with intellectual and mental disabilities.
• Experience/knowledge of working with clients with alcohol and drug dependencies.
• Must have a valid certification in emergency first Aid and CPR.
• Should have a clear Criminal Record Check with the Vulnerable Sector, Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Registry valid in the last 3 months.
• Minimum Grade Twelve education, preferably post-secondary, Developmental Service Worker Certificate, Health Care Aide certification or a combination of related education/experience.
• Good communication skills (both verbal and oral), organizational skills, the ability to work effectively within a team environment, sound decision making abilities and the capacity to work with minimal supervision.
• Manitoba Driver\'s license and reliable vehicle.

Join us at CBI Health \xe2\x80\x93 where working together makes great things happen.

To learn more about CBI, please visit www.cbihealth.ca

CBI Health is committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe and accepted as their authentic selves. We actively seek qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion and contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives that help us innovate and provide the best possible care to our clients.

We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristics that make each of us different.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and CBI Policies on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of our hiring process. Please inform your recruiter if you have any accommodation requests.

#HHWEST
#LIPOST

Licences & certifications MB-Adult Abuse Regis Chck
MB-Child Abuse Regis Chck
Code of Conduct
Ethics in the Community
New Hire H&S Awareness
Infect Prev & Control CAN
Privacy in Practice
References
Ann. Decl. of Crim. Off
CPR Certification
Day 1 Orientation CL
Day 2 Orientation CL
Day 3 Orientation CL
Confidentiality/Non-Discl
Driver\'s Abstract
Driver\'s License
First Aid Certification
Immunization Verification
NonViolence Crisis Interv
Vulnerable Sector Screen
TB 2 Step Test
Temporary Work Permit
Vehicle Insurance
VSS Received
WHMIS Annual Training
Workplace Violence Harras

CBI Health