Senior Support Worker (Rehabilitation)

Looking for steady, meaningful work?

Join our Community Support Services team at March of Dimes Canada. Provide daily care and support to people with disabilities and seniors in your community.

Many people need help to live in their homes – help with getting up in the morning, transferring from the bed to a chair, bathing, toileting, eating, dressing. That’s where you come in. As a member of our Community Support Services team, you will provide care and connection to people with disabilities and seniors in their individual or shared-living homes.

Because of you, people in your community will live a better quality life, with dignity. It’s a job to be proud of.

Why join March of Dimes Canada?

• Steady employment with one of the most respected agencies in CanadaFull- and part-time jobs

Paid sick time
Vacation time (vacation pay for part-time staff, including the option to bank time for a one-time payout)

• Pension plan (optional for part-time staff who work a minimum number of hours)
• Competitive benefits package (including health and dental benefits for part-time staff after one year of employment and who work a minimum number of hours)
• Mileage reimbursements and travel time compensation
• March of Dimes Canada’s culture allows for work/life balanceTypical office hours are Monday to Friday 9-4:30

Occasional remote work permitted on a case by case basis
A stable and supportive team of proud workers, many who have been with us for years

• Successful employee training program
• Best practices protecting health and safety, excellent safety record with COVID-19
• Culturally diverse workplace

Who is March of Dimes Canada?

From our humble beginnings in 1951 as a group of mothers going door-to-door collecting dimes in support of polio research, March of Dimes Canada has grown into a national, multi-service not-for-profit organization. We work for people with disabilities and seniors, helping them with daily living, rehabilitation and employment.

What does the Community Support Services team do?

Our Community Support Services team, which is primarily funded by governments, provides essential services that enable people to live as independently as possible. Whether the disability is physical, cognitive or the result of brain injury or aging, our team of 1,600 employees assists people in their homes and communities, helping them gain a greater level of functioning and connection with others. Over the past year, the number of people we serve rose to more than 6,100 people.

This Opportunity

We are currently looking for five Senior Brain Injury Rehabilitation Workers, two positions are with Brain Injury Outreach, home office located in Newmarket and three positions are with York Simcoe Brain Injury Services, home office located in Richmond Hill.

Please specify which program you are applying too.

Duties include the following:

• Implements programs designed to enhance the efficiency and safe delivery of Community Support Services to clients with Brain Injury with the support of the RSC
• Manage a case load of 9 clients with one office block per week.
• Working collaboratively with the RSC in completing all daily report writing, incident reports, Individual Rehabilitation Plan, and quarterly reporting
• Ability to manage a caseload with flexibility while responding to other duties as assigned
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure individual needs are met through functional goal setting
• Act as a resource to staff and families in the provision of long-term support and service coordination for complex or catastrophic cases to enable adults with Brain Injuries to remain in community
• To provide cognitive and compensatory strategies that support functional goal setting
• Travel with in York Region and/or Simcoe on a daily basis.

Background / Qualifications:

• 2 – 5 years experience in the Social Services/Health Sector, coordinating services for individuals with Brain Injury is an asset
• Concrete knowledge of the effects of an ABI is an asset, training will be provided
• Community based experience working with individuals with a Brain Injury, physical disabilities or special needs
• Highly organized and excellent time management skills
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Knowledge of behaviour management principles
• General understanding of computer hardware and software
• Strong ability to assess and determine effective compensatory strategies for individuals with brain injuries.
• Valid Licence and access to a car
• Insurance liability of $1,000,000.00

March of Dimes Canada has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. All employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by receiving all required doses of a vaccine approved by Health Canada at least 14 days prior to the commencement of their employment, or as otherwise recommended by public health authorities. We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or on the basis of any other protected ground, as required under applicable human rights legislation.

March of Dimes Canada is committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive, equitable and accessible. We welcome applications from qualified individuals that reflect the abilities and diversity of the populations we serve. March of Dimes Canada will proactively provide accessibility solutions to job applicants throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: One location