Posting Status:
Open
Posting Date:
October 29, 2024
Closing Date:
November 12, 2024
Location:
Sunshine Coast
Start Date:
Expected Hours of Work:
10 hrs per week - generally in the afternoons/evenings. Hours can be configured flexibly in coordination with the supported person and the supervisor in order to take advantage of community opportunities for connection and skill building.
Preferred days for CI would be Fri/Sat/Mon but is flexible.
Department:
149
Position Status:
Permanent Part-Time
Highlights:
JS has recently moved to Sechelt (May) after living his whole life in Vancouver. Lately, it had been feeling overly busy and not always safe and he was interested in relocating with his caregiver to a quieter community that felt welcoming and with a slower pace.
JS is looking for some help from a CSW to get to know his new community, establish connections and get involved in the things that interest him: gaming, chess, game development. He’d like to become comfortable with the local transit system and wants some help with that and needs help in the form of someone to walk alongside him in order to be able to get to his activities on time.
He is not a morning person. He appreciates kindness and peacefulness and the right fit for him is someone with good humour and a quietly motivating style; one that he does not find overwhelming. He would love a “fellow creative mind”; someone who would enjoy talking about his creative projects or sharing their own creative projects.
JS is Indigenous. A supporter who is also Indigenous would be something that he’d be interested in though says it’s not a deal breaker if he gets a good feeling about an applicant.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- support with the areas where lack of executive functioning exists for JS: planning, prioritizing, time management, task initiation,
flexibility. - assisting JS to find community resources and supports for his areas of interest
- helping to bridge the initial discomfort of meeting people, getting involved and establishing a routine that he could potentially follow once established.
Reports to:
Manager
Rate of Pay:
CSW: $24.50/hour to $26.65/hour
Probation:
3 months
Driving Requirement:
Driving not required
Preferred Training or Experience:
MANDT – helpful for skills of observation and attention to someone else’s signs of discomfort or inability to cope.
Specific Training or Experience Required:
- Supporting People who get anxious
- Ability to motivate, encourage and engage the interests of others.
- Assisting People to find employment or support them in the workplace
Other Specific Training
Use of Discord platform for communication in this case
Service:
Supported Living - AMF
We at Spectrum Society for Community Living celebrate and embrace diversity as an integral part of our organization. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to be an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment for both our employees and supported individuals alike, ensuring everyone feels valued and respected.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.