Team Lead - Whyte Avenue Respite Centre
Top Benefits
About the role
TEAM LEAD - COMMUNITY CONNECT
Meet AdaptAbilities
We provide meaningful programs for children and youth with disabilities.
Why Work With Us?
- A career with AdaptAbilities gives you purpose and creates meaning in your everyday life
- Our work will leave you with a feeling of job satisfaction and pride you won’t get at other jobs
- It’s the feeling of making a difference in the lives of children and youth with disabilities
- Help bridge the gap between impossible to possible
- Enjoy a career with AdaptAbilities as you support individuals with disabilities to grow, succeed, and belong in their community
What We Offer:
We strive to be an employer of choice by creating a positive and collaborative team environment.
You can look forward to:
- Meaningful Work
- Competitive Pay over Non-Profit Industry Standards
- Career path and growth opportunities
- Culture of Appreciation and Employee Recognition
We also offer perks including support for professional development, corporate discount for City of Edmonton Recreation Passes, paid personal days, and programs that support a balanced lifestyle.
What You Offer:
Ideally, you have experience working with children, youth and young adults or vulnerable individuals in a health care setting. We seek employees who align with our core values, which are: open to growth, live our purpose, cultivate teamwork, demonstrate extraordinary effort and act with integrity
The Position:
This is a full-time, permanent position based out of our Whyte Avenue Respite Centre (10130 82 Ave, Edmonton, AB) and will report to the Program Supervisor. The Team Lead (TL) provides leadership and support to Community Specialists (CS) and participants for assigned programs. This role will ensure program planning and implementation focuses on participant goals and meeting assigned outcomes. The conscientious TL acts with integrity, is open to growth, lives our purpose, cultivates teamwork, and demonstrates an extraordinary effort to empower individuals with diverse abilities and their families to grow, succeed, and belong.
- Informs, supports, trains, mentors, leads, and oversees direct care front line employees
- Plans programming, ensuring meaningful days and purposeful support
- Foster genuine relationships promoting dignity, personal interests, and identities
- Empower people with diverse abilities to create meaningful days and achieve their goals
- Identifies and solves problems, building employee capacity in difficult situations
- Conduct general administration, follow-ups, documentation, and reporting duties as assigned
- Ensures risk free, stimulating, safe, and supportive environment
- Perform other job-related activities as required
Qualifications
- Minimum education requirement of a High School Diploma with minimum of 3-5 years of related experience, or a Certificate or Diploma in Disability Services, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field with 2-3 years of related experience, or a University Degree in Disability Services, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field with 1-2 years of related experience
- Alignment with AdaptAbilities core purpose and core values
- Capable leadership, communication, teamwork and positive attitude
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Ability to remain calm in emotionally challenging situations and effectively use empathy
- Clean class 5 driver’s license and vehicle is an asset
- Clear Police Information Check and Intervention Record Check are required
- Intermediate First Aid Certification CPR Level C and AED is required upon hire
- Medication Administration Certification is required upon hire
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Abuse Prevention and Response Protocol are an asset
Compensation $24.79 to $28.31 per hour depending on experience and education
Application Deadline June 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
AdaptAbilities is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.
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About Alberta AdaptAbilities Association
AdaptAbilities creates possibilities for individuals with diverse abilities and their families by delivering essential programs.
We are a non-profit that makes a positive impact on the whole family. Children and adults with diverse abilities thrive in our programs and their families get an essential break from caregiving to live, work and support their own well-being.
Our services fill a gap in essential services for individuals with diverse abilities. We do this because we believe everyone has the right to grow, succeed and belong.
AdaptAbilities is a beautiful community made up of a spectrum of diverse abilities. All our programs are created for children and adults with diverse abilities and delivered with care. We champion inclusion for children and adults living with visible and invisible disabilities.
We take a human-rights centered approach to delivering services. We strengthen individuals by creating meaningful days that encourage friendships, fun, growth and connections to the community. We build caregivers and families up because they get an essential respite break to focus on their own well-being.
Team Lead - Whyte Avenue Respite Centre
Top Benefits
About the role
TEAM LEAD - COMMUNITY CONNECT
Meet AdaptAbilities
We provide meaningful programs for children and youth with disabilities.
Why Work With Us?
- A career with AdaptAbilities gives you purpose and creates meaning in your everyday life
- Our work will leave you with a feeling of job satisfaction and pride you won’t get at other jobs
- It’s the feeling of making a difference in the lives of children and youth with disabilities
- Help bridge the gap between impossible to possible
- Enjoy a career with AdaptAbilities as you support individuals with disabilities to grow, succeed, and belong in their community
What We Offer:
We strive to be an employer of choice by creating a positive and collaborative team environment.
You can look forward to:
- Meaningful Work
- Competitive Pay over Non-Profit Industry Standards
- Career path and growth opportunities
- Culture of Appreciation and Employee Recognition
We also offer perks including support for professional development, corporate discount for City of Edmonton Recreation Passes, paid personal days, and programs that support a balanced lifestyle.
What You Offer:
Ideally, you have experience working with children, youth and young adults or vulnerable individuals in a health care setting. We seek employees who align with our core values, which are: open to growth, live our purpose, cultivate teamwork, demonstrate extraordinary effort and act with integrity
The Position:
This is a full-time, permanent position based out of our Whyte Avenue Respite Centre (10130 82 Ave, Edmonton, AB) and will report to the Program Supervisor. The Team Lead (TL) provides leadership and support to Community Specialists (CS) and participants for assigned programs. This role will ensure program planning and implementation focuses on participant goals and meeting assigned outcomes. The conscientious TL acts with integrity, is open to growth, lives our purpose, cultivates teamwork, and demonstrates an extraordinary effort to empower individuals with diverse abilities and their families to grow, succeed, and belong.
- Informs, supports, trains, mentors, leads, and oversees direct care front line employees
- Plans programming, ensuring meaningful days and purposeful support
- Foster genuine relationships promoting dignity, personal interests, and identities
- Empower people with diverse abilities to create meaningful days and achieve their goals
- Identifies and solves problems, building employee capacity in difficult situations
- Conduct general administration, follow-ups, documentation, and reporting duties as assigned
- Ensures risk free, stimulating, safe, and supportive environment
- Perform other job-related activities as required
Qualifications
- Minimum education requirement of a High School Diploma with minimum of 3-5 years of related experience, or a Certificate or Diploma in Disability Services, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field with 2-3 years of related experience, or a University Degree in Disability Services, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field with 1-2 years of related experience
- Alignment with AdaptAbilities core purpose and core values
- Capable leadership, communication, teamwork and positive attitude
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Ability to remain calm in emotionally challenging situations and effectively use empathy
- Clean class 5 driver’s license and vehicle is an asset
- Clear Police Information Check and Intervention Record Check are required
- Intermediate First Aid Certification CPR Level C and AED is required upon hire
- Medication Administration Certification is required upon hire
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Abuse Prevention and Response Protocol are an asset
Compensation $24.79 to $28.31 per hour depending on experience and education
Application Deadline June 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
AdaptAbilities is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.
.
About Alberta AdaptAbilities Association
AdaptAbilities creates possibilities for individuals with diverse abilities and their families by delivering essential programs.
We are a non-profit that makes a positive impact on the whole family. Children and adults with diverse abilities thrive in our programs and their families get an essential break from caregiving to live, work and support their own well-being.
Our services fill a gap in essential services for individuals with diverse abilities. We do this because we believe everyone has the right to grow, succeed and belong.
AdaptAbilities is a beautiful community made up of a spectrum of diverse abilities. All our programs are created for children and adults with diverse abilities and delivered with care. We champion inclusion for children and adults living with visible and invisible disabilities.
We take a human-rights centered approach to delivering services. We strengthen individuals by creating meaningful days that encourage friendships, fun, growth and connections to the community. We build caregivers and families up because they get an essential respite break to focus on their own well-being.