Home Management Consultant - Scarborough, Canada - Community Living Toronto

Community Living Toronto

Verified Company

Scarborough, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Home Management Consultant is responsible for helping families of children with an intellectual disability cope with challenges by providing in-home consultation and collaboration with other professionals to plan for services.

Delivers in-home consultations to assess and provide skill-building, informal counselling, and behaviour consultation designed to enhance a family's ability to meet the needs of a child with developmental disabilities and prevent family breakdown.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences or a related field.
Postdegree specialized study in behavioural science.
A minimum 5 years of experience conducting assessments, designing intervention strategies, and working with families and children with developmental disabilities.
Experience in crisis intervention an asset.
Knowledge of family systems theory. Knowledge of child development.
Knowledge of behavioural strategies and strengthbased approaches.
Knowledge of various relevant diagnosis and medications.
Understanding of individual rights and ethics.
Understanding of how to develop Person-Directed Plans.
Proficiency in computer software, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

CONSULTATIONS:

Delivers inhome family consultations providing inhome behaviour, family, and skillbuilding assessments and program strategies to enhance individual and parenting capacity based on individual goals.
Advocates on behalf of families, acts as liaison, and collaborates with internal and external resources and supports to enhance inhome programs and strategies.
Handles requests for Person-Directed Plans from Developmental Services Ontario (DSO).
Coordinates, facilitates, and develops plans which help individuals with a developmental disability set goals, make choices, find ways to participate in their communities, and identify resources they can access.
Coordinates provision of necessary external supports and services to assist families and facilitate progress of child and family toward specific goals.
Assesses the effectiveness of strategies and determines when to make necessary changes.
Makes determination regarding when to say no to a family, or when to seek out other resources and external supports for an individual and their family.

ADMINISTRATION:

Reconciles and submits monthly travel expenses for reimbursement.
Monitors and tracks Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services (MCSS) attendance as required by agreements.
Inputs data and case note updates to the ISIS client database and maintains all clientrelated files.
Completes all mandatory online training in a timely manner.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION:

Develops and facilitates internal and external training workshops (e.g., rights, family systems, bereavement, sibling, sexuality, parenting).
Supervises placements for students completing Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs.
Provides training and support to facilitate progress of family and child toward the achievement of specific goals.

OUTREACH:

Conducts outreach and delivers presentations to school boards and community partners.
Participates in internal and external committees such as Choices for Change and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Pay:
From $52,523.00 per year

Benefits: