Hope Endoors Community Services Inc Looking for Adult Day Program Facilitator at Brampton, ON Full Time

You’ll be joining an organization focused on creating a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, teamwork and fun. The successful candidate will report to the Day Program Directors. You will assist in developing and facilitating all Day Program services. The position is full-time at 35 hours/week, Monday- Friday from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm.

Roles and Responsibilities

· Participate in the planning and delivery of recreational, social, life skills and exercise programs that are based on participants’ interests and goals (mostly in-person with some occasional virtual/remote).

· Support participants (emotionally, physically, or as-needed) in activities on-site and around the community.

· Assist in preparing the monthly program calendar in collaboration with the team, including regular program activity evaluations. Other administrative duties as required.

· Willingness to learn and actively participate in activities. These might include crafting, playing sports, outdoor games, drawing/painting, knitting/sewing, swimming, cooking, etc. You don’t have to be skilled at these things, just be willing to support, learn, and participate.

· Participates in client assessment, documentation and reporting.

· Work closely with the client to prepare an action plan, and set goals appropriate to their employment/self-employment needs

· Provide on-the-job coaching and support.

· Must be able to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with participants, staff, students, volunteers, and families

· Assists with educating and guiding volunteers and students to understand how to support and effectively communicate with participants

· Communicate with participants, their families/caregivers, and community members in a positive and professional way

· Once you’ve received training, you should be able and willing to perform specialized tasks such as medication administration.

· Follow established policies & procedures when carrying out your duties to ensure the health and safety of participants, staff, and the community.

· Participants in Health & Safety training to maintain safety standards and practices

· Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

· Degree or diploma in recreation and leisure studies, recreation therapy, social service work, developmental service worker, autism and behaviour science, psychology, social work or related

· Minimum of 3 years experience in a community Adult Day Program or a similar community service agency setting for individuals with developmental disabilities, including Autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions

· Experience and comfortable with virtual programming delivery preferred.

· Food Handlers Certificate (asset)

· CPR- First Aid Certification (asset)

· Crisis Prevention Intervention certificate (CPI) (asset)

Skills

· You will be in a team-oriented environment, but you should be able to work with minimal supervision when needed

· Flexible and energetic approach to work

· Experience working with diverse cultures and families

· You should have a willingness to learn and actively participate in activities.

· Ability to interact and communicate effectively with staff, clients and external professionals at the level required by the agency

· Ability to organize, manage and prioritize work in an efficient manner

· Ability to appropriately intervene and use non-violent crisis intervention techniques to de-escalate crisis situations

· Ability to support and work cooperatively with all team members and achieve the goals and objectives of the organization

· Ability to resolve problems and concerns of staff, participants, caregivers and other issues affecting the effective operation of the organization

· Proficient computers skills with MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Email

· Is open to feedback and constructive criticism

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Job Types: Full-time, Casual

Salary: $19.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brampton, ON L6V 1A7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Why do you want to work here?
• Are you willing to do a vulnerable sector background check?

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (preferred)
• CPI crisis intervention prevention (preferred)

Expected start date: 2022-11-01