Direct Support Worker - Community (Part Time)
Top Benefits
About the role
Are you a problem-solver who wants to be a champion of change for people with developmental disabilities and your community? You can make a big impact as a Direct Support Professional with Community Living Huntsville!
Our passionate team is dedicated to advancing inclusion for people who live with developmental disabilities in North Muskoka. As a Direct Support Professional, you will support people in their homes, workplaces, and community in a way that empowers them and helps them achieve their goals, while growing a more inclusive community.
And while you are making a difference in people’s lives, we will work hard to make a difference in yours with competitive pay, employer-paid benefits, ongoing training and professional development opportunities, a robust employee and family assistance program, positive and collaborative team environment, and opportunities for career advancement.
Your Role
- Grow an understanding of the people you support, provide ideas and recommendations to support the development of their Person-Directed Plans, and help them implement their plans
- Support people to build independence both at home and in the community
- Support people to grow relationships with family, friends, community members, employers, and community associations
- Support people to find, secure, and sustain housing
- Help people connect with community spaces and resources
- Encourage and support people’s community participation based on their goals, support them to overcome barriers in the community, and advocate alongside them to promote a more inclusive community
- Assist people with personal care, as needed, in a way that respects their choices, abilities, and dignity, and facilitates their daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms and routines
- Provide encouragement, education, and support, as necessary, to enable people to carry out and improve their daily living skills
- Support the health, safety, and medical needs of the people you support
Our Offer
We want our team members to feel supported and thrive in our organization. We offer:
- Competitive pay
- Opportunities for additional hours
- Employer-paid benefits, vacation, and sick time
- Ongoing training and Professional development opportunities
- Robust employee and family assistance program
- Rewarding work in a positive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunities for career advancement
Your Qualifications
- Knowledge about and commitment to disability rights, the principles of inclusion, and the Community Living Movement
- DSW diploma or 2-year diploma in the Human Services field
- Strong communication skills
- Physical ability to support people, some with limited mobility, in all aspects of daily living and in different settings
- Tolerance of, and ability to handle, a heavy workload and competing demands
- Ability to use and learn new technology (computers, software programs, phones, printer/scanners, alarm/security systems, etc.)
- Current First Aid/CPR certification, or willingness to obtain
- Valid driver’s license, acceptable driver’s abstract and reliable transportation to be used in course of employment
- Ability to obtain a clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Free of communicable diseases
- Ability, availability, and commitment to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, overnights, and weekends
If you have most, but not all, of the qualifications listed above and you believe that you would be the ideal candidate for this position, please write to us and tell us why you feel your skills and abilities would make you a great fit for this position.
Apply today to join us as a Direct Support Professional with our Supported Living team so you can use your skills, make an impact, and spark social change!
Community Living Huntsville is committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates, including people with disabilities, racialized people, Indigenous people, and people from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If you need any form of accommodation in the application process, or require this job posting in another format, please contact Sharon at careers@clhuntsville.ca.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $27.29 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Huntsville, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have a DSW diploma or a diploma in a Human Services Field?
- Do you have a valid license and a reliable vehicle to be used during the course of employment?
Work Location: In person
About Community Living Huntsville
Community Living Huntsville's vision is to open doors to an inclusive community. Since 1962, our organization has fostered inclusiveness for people to live, work, and play in unique and purposeful ways. We support more than 300 children and adults who live with developmental disabilities, and their families, in North Muskoka. Join our newsletter! https://www.clhuntsville.ca/newsletters/
Our passionate group of staff includes developmental service workers, employment specialists, resource consultants and social workers. We proudly employ more than 80 people in our community. Our amazing team supports people to live the life they want - and no day is ever the same! We support people of all ages and celebrate their extraordinary gifts. Together, we work to make Muskoka a place where everyone's voices are heard, their decisions are respected, and their contributions are valued.
Community Living Huntsville is a place where you can make a difference in people's lives. With lots of opportunity to grow within our organization, you can feel proud of the work you do every day!
Direct Support Worker - Community (Part Time)
Top Benefits
About the role
Are you a problem-solver who wants to be a champion of change for people with developmental disabilities and your community? You can make a big impact as a Direct Support Professional with Community Living Huntsville!
Our passionate team is dedicated to advancing inclusion for people who live with developmental disabilities in North Muskoka. As a Direct Support Professional, you will support people in their homes, workplaces, and community in a way that empowers them and helps them achieve their goals, while growing a more inclusive community.
And while you are making a difference in people’s lives, we will work hard to make a difference in yours with competitive pay, employer-paid benefits, ongoing training and professional development opportunities, a robust employee and family assistance program, positive and collaborative team environment, and opportunities for career advancement.
Your Role
- Grow an understanding of the people you support, provide ideas and recommendations to support the development of their Person-Directed Plans, and help them implement their plans
- Support people to build independence both at home and in the community
- Support people to grow relationships with family, friends, community members, employers, and community associations
- Support people to find, secure, and sustain housing
- Help people connect with community spaces and resources
- Encourage and support people’s community participation based on their goals, support them to overcome barriers in the community, and advocate alongside them to promote a more inclusive community
- Assist people with personal care, as needed, in a way that respects their choices, abilities, and dignity, and facilitates their daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms and routines
- Provide encouragement, education, and support, as necessary, to enable people to carry out and improve their daily living skills
- Support the health, safety, and medical needs of the people you support
Our Offer
We want our team members to feel supported and thrive in our organization. We offer:
- Competitive pay
- Opportunities for additional hours
- Employer-paid benefits, vacation, and sick time
- Ongoing training and Professional development opportunities
- Robust employee and family assistance program
- Rewarding work in a positive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunities for career advancement
Your Qualifications
- Knowledge about and commitment to disability rights, the principles of inclusion, and the Community Living Movement
- DSW diploma or 2-year diploma in the Human Services field
- Strong communication skills
- Physical ability to support people, some with limited mobility, in all aspects of daily living and in different settings
- Tolerance of, and ability to handle, a heavy workload and competing demands
- Ability to use and learn new technology (computers, software programs, phones, printer/scanners, alarm/security systems, etc.)
- Current First Aid/CPR certification, or willingness to obtain
- Valid driver’s license, acceptable driver’s abstract and reliable transportation to be used in course of employment
- Ability to obtain a clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Free of communicable diseases
- Ability, availability, and commitment to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, overnights, and weekends
If you have most, but not all, of the qualifications listed above and you believe that you would be the ideal candidate for this position, please write to us and tell us why you feel your skills and abilities would make you a great fit for this position.
Apply today to join us as a Direct Support Professional with our Supported Living team so you can use your skills, make an impact, and spark social change!
Community Living Huntsville is committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates, including people with disabilities, racialized people, Indigenous people, and people from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If you need any form of accommodation in the application process, or require this job posting in another format, please contact Sharon at careers@clhuntsville.ca.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $27.29 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Huntsville, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have a DSW diploma or a diploma in a Human Services Field?
- Do you have a valid license and a reliable vehicle to be used during the course of employment?
Work Location: In person
About Community Living Huntsville
Community Living Huntsville's vision is to open doors to an inclusive community. Since 1962, our organization has fostered inclusiveness for people to live, work, and play in unique and purposeful ways. We support more than 300 children and adults who live with developmental disabilities, and their families, in North Muskoka. Join our newsletter! https://www.clhuntsville.ca/newsletters/
Our passionate group of staff includes developmental service workers, employment specialists, resource consultants and social workers. We proudly employ more than 80 people in our community. Our amazing team supports people to live the life they want - and no day is ever the same! We support people of all ages and celebrate their extraordinary gifts. Together, we work to make Muskoka a place where everyone's voices are heard, their decisions are respected, and their contributions are valued.
Community Living Huntsville is a place where you can make a difference in people's lives. With lots of opportunity to grow within our organization, you can feel proud of the work you do every day!