Social Services Workers - Newmarket, Canada - Kinnect Support
Description
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Hiring now for Social Services Sector:
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Social Service Worker
Areas of Service:
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Newmarket:
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Gwillimbury
Work Responsibilities:
- Responsible for engaging those in the shelter system as well as some day treatment programing.
- Duties will include daily routines, recreation, behavioral management, and presenting life skills education.
- Daily supervision of residents.
- Maintaining routine within the residences and doing household chores including cleaning, general maintenance, and keeping the staff workspace clean.
- Ensuring clients are following prescribed medication routines (i.e. witnessing the client taking their medications, documenting where applicable).
- Complete daily logs, incident reports, medication charts and other legal documents. MUST have a solid command of the English language and the ability to effectively articulate and document is mandatory.
- Comply with all policies and procedures as established by the agency / Ministry.
- Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to attending appointments with clients, completing household chores, adhering to Health and Safety standards.
Qualifications:
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You must have:
- G2/G License an asset
- Must be a graduate from a recognized College with or University equivalent
- Level 1 First Aid / CPR Certificate.
- Must have valid crisis training
:CPI or UMAB or Safe Management
Certification, willingness to obtain
- Working with Autism, Mental Health Behavioral, and Developmentally Delayed clients in a Group Home Setting
- Need to have or willing to get a Vulnerable Person Sector Criminal reference search.
- Considerable experience working in shelter and transitional housing settings.
What we are looking for:
- Adaptable to any setting and community.
- Must be open to working overnights.
- Knowledgeable of shelter standards and community.
- Knowledgeable of the LGBTQ+ community.
- Willingness to work, available for emergency and oncall shifts, especially weekends and overnights.
- Good oral and verbal communication skills
- English is essential.
- Deals with others in an effective, compassionate, and supportive manner.
- Respects each resident as an individual and is aware of his/her need for selfrespect and privacy, and the right to share in decisions about his/her care.
- Can work in a team environment.
- Demonstrates effective problemsolving skills.
- Positive public relation skills, including the ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with residents and families.
- Demonstrates ability to organize workload and to respond efficiently and effectively to unexpected workload and situations.
- Demonstrates ability to operate related equipment
Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Casual
Salary:
$20.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekend availability
Experience:
Social Services Occupations: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- CPI (required)
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