Are you looking for a rewarding and exciting career that matters? Share your unique talents as a champion of choice and inclusion. Join our team!

Community Living Huntsville is a not-for-profit Developmental Services provider that supports and advocates alongside more than 300 children and adults with developmental disabilities, and their families, in North Muskoka.

We are passionate about supporting people to live the lives they want – and advocating for a community where everyone belongs.

Our 80-member team includes Direct Support Professionals, Employment Specialists, Resource Consultants, Family Support Workers, and more.

Since 1962, our team has been Opening Doors in an Inclusive Community, so people with and without disabilities can live, work, and play as respected, included, and contributing community members, together.

Come make a difference in people’s lives – and feel proud of the work you do every day!

Your Role

- Grow an understanding of the people you support, provide ideas and recommendations to support the development of their Person-Directed Plans, and help them implement their plans
- Assist people with personal care and activities of daily living, as necessary, in a way that respects their choices, abilities, and dignity, and facilitates their daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms and routines
- Support people to build independence and relationships both at home and in their community
- Support the health, safety, and medical needs of the people you support

Our Offer

We want our team members to feel supported and thrive in our organization. We offer:





- Competitive pay of $24.42-$25.13 per hour
- Opportunities for additional hours
- Employer-paid benefits, vacation, and sick time for eligible employees.
- Ongoing training and Professional development opportunities
- Robust employee and family assistance program
- Rewarding work in a positive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunities for career advancement

Your Qualifications

- Knowledge about and commitment to disability rights, the principles of inclusion, and the Community Living Movement
- Secondary School Diploma or GED
- Education and/or experience in the Human Services field
- Strong communication skills
- Physical ability to support people, some with limited mobility, in all aspects of daily living and in different settings
- Tolerance of, and ability to handle, a heavy workload and competing demands
- Ability to use and learn new technology (computers, software programs, phones, printer/scanners, alarm/security systems, etc.)
- Current First Aid/CPR certification, or willingness to obtain
- Valid driver’s license, acceptable driver’s abstract and reliable transportation to be used in course of employment




- Ability to obtain a clear Vulnerable Sector Check
- Free of communicable diseases
- Ability, availability, and commitment to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, overnights, and weekends

Apply today to join us as a Direct Support Professional with our Supported Group Living team so you can use your skills, make an impact, and spark social change!

If you have most, but not all, of the qualifications listed above and you believe that you would be the ideal candidate for this position, please write to us and tell us why you feel your skills and abilities would make you a outstanding fit for this position.

Community Living Huntsville is committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates, including people with disabilities, racialized people, Indigenous people, and people from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If you need any form of accommodation in the application process, or require this job posting in another format, please contact Sharon at [email protected].

*This posting is for a current vacancy.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $24.42-$25.13 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Application question(s):

- This position requires daily on-site attendance in Huntsville, ON. Do you have a method to reliably get to work, or have arranged housing in the area?

Education:

- DCS / DEC (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Class G Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Direct Support Worker - Overnights (Huntsville)
🏢 Community Living Huntsville
📍 Huntsville