ROLE PURPOSE

This position will assist the supervisor in providing orientation, training, work direction, and guidance to residence workers. Assist clients to live successfully in residential settings such as group homes. Ensures that clients’ physical, emotional, social, educational, and medical needs are met. Assists clients to enhance quality of life with activities of daily living and the development of life skills.

STATUS

Unionized. This position is open to all applicants.

HOURS (40 HOURS PER WEEK)

Wednesday to Friday 1400-2200 and Saturday to Sunday 1700-0100

REPORTING AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

- Reports and is accountable to the Program Manager of the facility or their designate

- Participates actively in house, staff, and staff/resident meetings

- Participates as a member of the Connective staff team

- Liaises with outside professionals from other agencies or government bodies as required

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Assists the Program Manager in providing orientation, training, work direction, and guidance to residence workers by performing duties such as clarifying program policies, reviewing work, and scheduling residence workers. Provides input to residence workers’ performance evaluations.

- May oversee the operation of the residence in the absence of the supervisor or as directed.

- Participates in the assessment, goal setting and program planning (Personal Service Plan) for individuals living in a residence. Documents, implements, and provides input into the evaluation of the program.

- Must be available to provide on-call support as a requirement of the position,



in accordance with the on-call schedule established by the Program Manager.

- In cooperation with the Program Manager, is available to all resource staff, in case of emergencies. This may include carrying the pager or cell phone 24 hours a day.

- Provides life skills training such as meal preparation, housekeeping, personal care skills, and personal finance and implements personal service plans.

- Assists clients with activities of daily living such as feeding, lifts, transfers, hygiene, grooming, and toileting.

- Function independently, while remaining a crucial member of the support team

- Adhere to Connective policies and procedures

- Be available to work flexible hours as needed.

- Participates in various client-focused activities in accordance with care plans.

- Recognizes, analyzes, and deals with potential emergency situations such as clients’ aggressive behaviour to ensure no harm comes to the client and/or the public.

- Administers medication to clients in accordance with established policy.

- Assists with case management by identifying potential problems and reporting any difficulties

- Provides input to counsellor,



professional with regard to the development of appropriate program plans to achieve residents’ objectives.

- Contributes to the evaluation of residents’ progress and prepares reports.

- Provides emotional support and feedback to residents and their families.

- Provides appropriate personal transportation with required business insurance coverage to enable the movement of the worker and resident, as required by the goals of the program.

- Performs residence maintenance and housekeeping duties such as laundry, sweeping, mopping floors, mowing lawns, inventory, shopping, cleaning equipment, and food services.

- Maintains reports such as statistics, logbooks, daily activities on residents.

- Identifies social economic, recreational and educational services in the community that will meet clients’ needs. Maintains liaison with other agencies, professionals, government officials and the community.

- Performs other related duties as required.

- Is a member of CUPE local 1936-11

WORKING CONDITIONS

- Function independently, while remaining a crucial member of the support team

- Adhere to Connective policies and procedures

- Be available to work flexible schedule as needed.

- Participates in various client-focused activities in accordance with care plans.

- Recognizes, analyzes, and deals with potential emergency situations such as clients’ aggressive behaviour to ensure no harm comes to the client and/or the public.

- Administers medication to clients in accordance with established policy.

📌 FT Senior Residence Worker (Canada)
🏢 Connective Support Society
📍 Canada