Description
NUMBER OF POSITIONS 2
POSITION TYPE FULL-TIME
Forensic Psychological Services (FPS): Therapy & Support Services, a leader in clinical and criminal psychological and mental health support is currently seeking candidates interested in a full-time opportunity as a Residential Support Worker for our Healthy Home residential program, supporting residents living in group residential settings as well as independent apartments. Each shift includes supporting a variety of clients living in separate homes and apartments, with tasks and programming within their residence and in the community. We currently have two positions available, with the following schedules:
- Tuesday-Saturday 1-9pm
- Sunday-Thursday 1-9pm
The ideal candidate is committed to being a catalyst for change and wellness; is a confident, strong, self-motivated individual who is comfortable taking initiative; and interested in and able to provide support, mentor, and teach skills while also able to set limits/boundaries and work from a place of client accountability. If you are someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and being active and creative in their work, values being part of a strong and collaborative team, is able to wear multiple hats and shift priorities on a dime, we’d like to learn more about you. This position is about supporting clients, helping to run the homes and working collaboratively with the clinical team to facilitate client growth.
Responsibilities include:
- Establishing meaningful working relationships with residents and acting as a mentor and role model. Leading and assisting residents, with daily routines and life skills (e.g., self-care and hygiene, time management, cleaning and organizing in the home, shopping, cooking, budgeting).
- Planning and implementing recreational programming.
- Building cohesion among residents in each home and across homes.
- Being aware of, monitoring and responding to the vulnerabilities and risk factors of residents. Being aware of, supporting and reinforcing client risk management plans and strategies.
- Maintaining safe, healthy, therapeutic homes by balancing support with applying house rules and policies.
- Attending to crises.
- Recording and sharing information related to client functioning and house issues (e.g., house logbook, emails to team, incident reports).
- Working collaboratively with the other Residential Support Workers as well as FPS Community Integration Managers and psychologists.
The successful candidate for this position will:
- Be comfortable working with challenging clients in a residential and community setting, including those who have been identified as having risk factors of concern, high needs and who may live with mental health disorders and struggle with addictions.
- Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, responsibility and personal/professional integrity. Be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Have skills and experience related to crisis management, conflict resolution and general counselling.
- Have strong, professional written and verbal communication skills.
- Be open and able to take on a wide variety of client and house maintenance/operational tasks.
- It is an asset if you have:
- Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent work experience.
- A driver’s license.
- Familiarity with Indigenous culture and traditional lifestyles.
Please send a cover letter and a resume to employerrep@abcentre.org.
This job advertisement has been provided by an external employer/partner. Neeginan Education, Training and Employment Services, Inc. (NETES) is not responsible for the content's accuracy, authenticity, or reliability.