Residence Co-ordinator - Edmonton, Canada - Key Support Services Inc.
2 weeks ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
Work site environment:
- Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Work setting:
- Group home
- Private residence
Tasks:
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Implement life skills workshops
- Research techniques
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct followup assessments
- Sign language
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and halfway houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Implement substance abuse treatment programs
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Establish registry of special needs support workers
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
- Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
Supervision:
- More than 20 people
- Working groups
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Behaviour management Certification
- Community disability studies Certificate
- Intensive behavioural intervention Certification
- Mandt System training
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Relationship development intervention (RDI) training
- Understanding and managing aggressive behaviour (UMAB) course
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- Medication Administration Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Child welfare check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information:
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Long term benefits:
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
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