Overnight Awake - Toronto, Canada - Vita Community Living Services of Toronto Inc.
Description
WE ARE VITA
Providing Safety, Practicing Respect, Promoting Community
VITA is a non-profit organization providing supports and services to individuals with a developmental disability and or Mental health challenges.
Are you enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of others?
Are you interested in a career that has a positive impact on the community?
WHY JOIN VITA?
We love supporting the community we serve At VITA, we believe that positive, happy, and healthy people have a passion for life and bring that energy to their work.
Our culture blends various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
We believe it's not about fitting into our culture; it's about adding value to our workplace through expertise, fresh ideas, and perspectives.
We can't wait to see what you will bringOPPORTUNITY
We are hiring an
Overnight Awake to join our team. This full-time position is an opportunity to put your knowledge and technical skills to work.
THE ROLE
- Assists members with personal care and hygiene as necessary. This may include _prompting members to complete their personal care or hygiene_, encouraging independence, assistance with personal hygiene, feeding, dressing and position change, as well as care, maintenance and use of any equipment required for the support of the members.
- Support members with complex behavioural needs; some members have involvement with Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Ontario Review Board.
- Inspects, monitors, and ensures all safety aspects are in place for safe overnight operation, e.g. hallways cleared, alarms set etc.
- Performs housekeeping activities and completes any outstanding chores, which have not been completed by the previous shift.
- As appropriate, facilitates and assists members with their individual Personal Support Plans to achieve identified goals with the involvement of the members.
- Administers and records prescribed medication as per instructions from a medical practitioner and follows the agency's Medication Policies and Procedures.
- Reports immediately to the Supervisor and/or Program Director of any allegations, or suspicion of abuse, in relations to VITA members, as per VITA's antiabuse Policies and Procedures.
- Facilitates essential communications with Primary Direct Care Staff, family members and other services systems as necessary, documenting information in the established communication media.
- Identifies and reports equipment and residential maintenance needs.
- Follows oncall procedures according to Policies and Procedures.
- Complete all required documentation prior to leaving shift.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Program Supervisor or delegate.
- Participation in meetings and trainings as required.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Completion of Post-Secondary Education (PSW, Health Care Aid) or other relevant postsecondary education.
- Minimum 2 years' experience post graduate working with individuals with disabilities.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Valid and ongoing current training certificates in Abuse training, Back Care, First Aid, Fire Safety, Safe Management, Pharmacology and WHMIS are required.
SHIFT:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday (10.30pm-9am)
COMPETENCIES
- Advocating for Others
- Collaboration
- Creative Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Fostering Independence in others
- Initiative
- Interpersonal Relations & Respect
- Resilience
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
At VITA we care about each other, reaching our potential and making a difference in our communities. So, we thrive on being creative and fostering a thoughtful and committed work culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Pension
- Paid Vacation, paid sick time
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Opportunities to perform challenging work in a dynamic and collaborative culture
Additional Information:
We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds foster a stronger and a more collaborative work environment.
VITA strives to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.
VITA is an equal opportunity employer and a Safe Space organization that embraces diversity, whether it be disability, age, ethnicity, colour, religion, language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nation origin and all other differences that makes everyone unique.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), VITA will provide accommodation, accessible formats and communication supports for the interview upon request.
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