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Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Overnight Assistant (Awake)
About the role
Position: Overnight Awake Support – 16hrs/wk Fri and Sat
Start date: ASAP
Location: Daybreak - Corner House
Salary: $19.72-$23.06 commensurate with experience
Duration: Temporary 6 Months
Responsible To: House Leader
L’Arche Daybreak is seeking a compassionate and responsible individual who is willing to work and live alongside individuals with and without developmental disabilities. The successful applicant will belong to a community setting, learn new skills, and develop meaningful relationships. Assistants gain valuable life skills and opportunities for personal growth and leadership. More than a job, the overnight support role provides essential care and support to people in the overnight to ensure their comfort, safety and sense of security.
Corner House: located at Yonge &Dunlop. Corner House is home to 5 women with developmental disabilities and 3 live in Assistants. Your hours would be 10:30pm-6:30am Friday and Saturday nights.
Major Duties and Responsibilities: See Role Description [https://www.larche.ca/training?document=891097] for full details.
- Develop a positive, supportive and mutual relationship with individuals with developmental disabilities through sharing daily life together, which respects their history, choices, goals and needs.
- Collaborating with team members to ensure, that the physical, emotional, health and safety needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met during the nighttime hours.
- Address needs that arise during the night ie medication, personal care, follow Behavioural Support Plan, manage crises that might arise.
- Remain awake, alert and responsive throughout your work hours
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Fluent in spoken and written English and able to effectively articulate thoughts and ideas
- Clear police check including vulnerable sector screening
- Valid CPR & First Aid certification
- Knowledgeable about L’Arche history, values and vision
- Ability to be flexible in approach and responsibilities
- Ability to remain calm, focused and clear in times of crisis
- Ability to take direction and follow-through on commitments in timely fashion
- Open to learn and grow; able to give and receive feedback
- Ability to directly address tensions in relationships
Friday 10:30pm-6:30am & Saturday 10:30 pm-6:30am
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About L'Arche Canada Foundation
L’Arche began in France in 1964. It was a compassionate response to the plight of people with intellectual disabilities living in grim institutions, shut away from society. L’Arche was a radical and dynamic way for people of different intellectual capacity, social origin, and culture to live, work, and learn together. Young people from around the world heard about L’Arche, and came to help. Among those early L’Arche assistants was a young Canadian couple, Steve and Ann Newroth. They were so transformed by their experience that they began to dream of bringing L’Arche home to Canada. In 1969, Steve and Ann founded L’Arche Daybreak, the second L’Arche community in the world, in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Today, there are 30 L’Arche communities in nine provinces across Canada. Worldwide, there are over 150 L’Arche communities in 38 countries on six continents.
L’Arche has taken a leadership role in the community living movement for people with intellectual disabilities that ultimately led to the closure of institutions in Canada. Still, adults with intellectual disabilities and their families continue to face tremendous challenges—in finding work, housing, and meaningful everyday activities. Many adults with intellectual disabilities are isolated. Too often, they have no friends.
About 750,000 people with intellectual disabilities live in Canada. 50-60% of adults with intellectual disabilities live with their parents or other family members. Tens of thousands of elderly parents whose son or daughter still lives with them all have the same question, “What will happen to my child when I’m gone?” The waiting lists for supportive housing are years long. The options are few and far between.
L’Arche is at the forefront of developing new models of affordable, inclusive housing. L’Arche continues to grow and supports people with intellectual disabilities to live as valued citizens, neighbours, and leaders.