Summer Life Skills Assistant/job Coach - Toronto, Canada - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

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Key Responsibilities
The Summer Life Skills Assistant / Job Coach works with youth with an intellectual disability, autism and/or physical disability to enable them to be successful in summer work experiences

The specific responsibilities include:

Participate with individual in job task training and organizational orientation. Adapt learning strategies suited to the individual and tasks to promote job performance.

Examples:
detailed daily schedule, task breakdown and checklists of steps.

Assist individual to develop and use life skills needed for job success, for example: communication skills, following a schedule, etc.
Support individual in virtual social interactions with peers and coworkers.

In addition, the Summer Life Skills Assistant/Job Coach will:

Collaborate with Occupational Therapist/Life Skills Coach/Youth Facilitator to carry-out and provide feedback on specific client learning plans and strategies; fade out 1:1 support as appropriate
Communicate and meet regularly with overseeing Occupational Therapist/Life Skills Coach
Support group programming (workshops, social group) by facilitating social interactions
Other assigned duties

Qualifications

Current student going into final year of high school and/or enrolled in postsecondary education.
Interest in career in health / social services fields
Experience working with youth with disabilities
Experience working in a variety of roles/industries (e.g., hospitality, recreation, administration, etc.)
First Aid/CPR training
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
Experience with navigating online platforms (e.g. Zoom, Google Docs) & comfortable using MS Office
You are:
Flexible
A person who recognizes strengths in self & others
Observant
A good listener
A strong communicator
Selfdirected but also a good team member
Organized

Weeks of work and required availability:

Must be available to work up to 35 hours/week in July and August with some flexibility for training during June.
Flexibility to work some weekend/evening shifts if required.
Flexibility to work onsite at Holland Bloorview, at various workplace locations in the community, and/or virtually is an asset.