Part-Time Direct Support Professional Children's Weekend Respite

Beamsville, ON

Application Deadline: October 28, 2024

Position Title: Direct Support Professional

Location: Beamsville

Position: Part-Time, Permanent 16-32 hours Bi-Weekly

Wage: $23.08-$25.47 Hourly

Nature of the Position:

The successful candidate will provide a variety of personalized supports for individuals who currently attend our Children’s Weekend Respite Program.

• The candidate(s) must have education or experience focused in child development or early childhood education
• Current Standard First Aid & Level C CPR
• NVCI-Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (CPI)
• Police clearance with vulnerable sector screening.
• A valid G driver's license and insurable by the agencies insurance company.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to respond to individual needs and crisis situations in a calm, productive manner.
• Well-developed organizational and communication skills are essential.
• Must be available to work, days, evenings, sleep shifts, weekends, and must be committed to be available for call in shifts.

Core Competencies Required:

Advocating for Others - Calculates impact of actions or words; Collaboration - Encourages Others; Creative Problem Solving & Decision Making- Understands and acts on basic relationships; Fostering Independence in Others- Delegates; Initiative - Thinks and plans ahead; Interpersonal Relations & Respect- Effectively uses empathy; Resilience - Delivers results with a high level of consistency over a long period of time.

Other Requirements:

Must have a strong ability to deal with conflict resolution and diffusing potentially harmful or difficult situations independently.  Strong Computer skills in MS Office, e-mails, data base software (Share Vision), I Pads etc.  

Thank you in advance for your interest in this position. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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