Respite Support Worker- Urgent Response Services POSITION TYPE: Fixed-term Full-time (6 month contract ; 37.5 hours/week )
POSTING CLOSING DATE: August 21, 2026
HIRING RANGE: $29.12 - $36.41/hour
Lumenus Community Services is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free and we encourage applications from all individuals including, but not limited to, all cultures, religions, racialized communities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.
Lumenus Community Services is looking to hire Respite Support Workers as part of itscommunity-based Urgent Response Service team. This team will support children and youth with autism and their families with an identified urgent need to prevent further escalation of risk or harm to a child or youth, other people or property based on the identification of key high-risk factors.
The Respite Support Worker staff works directly with children and /or youth with significant needs and challenges affecting social, emotional, behavioral, communicative and/or developmental functioning. This role applies evidence informed interventions, which are outcome driven, rooted in program goals and informed by client goals. Respite Support Worker staff have skills in developing strong, positive, reinforcing relationships with clients. They provide direct care, coaching, instruction, direction and redirection for a range of daily challenges and problems within the home, community or center-based setting.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supports the generalization and maintenance of therapeutic interventions based on the intention of the program and the needs of the client




Provides a validating environment that is warmly accepting and nurturing for a diverse group of clients with varying levels of need
Assesses client skills/ abilities interests, strengths and needs
Support Children, youth with ASD and complex needs with recreational and individualized goals
Generalize evidence informed interventions to address needs as part of program expectations
Manages challenging behaviour through interventions guided by standardized training (SMG or NVCPI)
Assesses individual clients’ skills, abilities, interests, strengths and needs through daily observations and tracking information through anecdotal notes, checklists and visual documentation of clients’ progress
Facilitates daily planning of program operations and participates fully in daily activities, some of which may consist of physical activity
Maintains and supervises a safe environment
Participates in the daily planning in the programming for the structured setting (in home or community)
Supports team members in program coverage during their scheduled breaks
Engage clients in recreational activities (where age appropriate) and or physical activity as part of program
Ensure adequate materials are available and ready for use with each shift
Participates in program planning and ensuring protected coverage for the program




Intervenes using nonviolent crisis prevention and invention strategies to manage aggressive behavior
QUALIFICATIONS:
College Diploma in ECE, CYC, SSW, DSW or equivalent with experience in supporting children/ youth with ASD in community and home settings (e.g. Live in care, classroom etc.)
Understanding of Behaviour and principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis
Program goals incorporate the agency’s initiatives to address anti-black racism and employees use an anti-oppression and equity lens in working with each other and with clients and their caregivers/parents
A strengths-based, anti-racism/anti-oppression philosophy of service provision and a belief in the resilience and self-determination of clients and their families
Knowledge of the social service systems and ASD in the GTA
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to provide physical intervention with clients on an ongoing basis
Engage in physical activities with clients
Involved in the direct care with clients, which could include toileting, dressing, feeding/eating
Dealing with challenging client behaviours
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening process
Availability to work evenings and weekends
Access to reliable transportation to travel to various work sites within the GTA
We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

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📌 Respite Support Worker- Urgent Response Services (Ontario)
🏢 Lumenus Community Services
📍 Ontario