If you would like to be a part of a team that strives to empower, support, and advocate for a high quality of life and belonging alongside individuals, families, and communities; then we want you to join us! We work hard to provide a friendly home environment so that everyone feels welcomed and employees thrive as they achieve and experience fulfillment and enrichment in their work.
As a member of our team you will find it incredibly rewarding to be a part of another person’s journey towards independence as they discover where they belong, master new skills, and grow in their generosity towards themselves and others.
Scope of Position: Reporting to Independence Networking Services, Inc. Director; this position will coordinate supports for children, youth and their families receiving services, ensuring the supports are aligned with our agency Mission, Philosophy, Vision, and Guiding Principles. Supports will be delivered in a therapeutic home model embracing the Circle of Courage.
The range of supports will include: mental health and addiction; criminal justice; self-harming and at risk behavior; skills groups; and coordination of community services.
• Collaborate with referring agency to complete intake, assessment, and goal setting for referrals.
• Maintains open communication with community resources, professionals, and agencies.
• Interacts with others involved with supported individuals to enhance their relationships within the community.
• Works closely with family members to organize and implement planning that encourage family participation.
• Assist families/relatives in providing care or providing assistance for the individual to make appropriate living plans, resolve personal adjustment issues, or cope with other difficulties when appropriate.
• Advocate for supported individuals within the family, mental health, school, community, and criminal justice systems: attend appointments, court appearances, link and collaborate with Northern Health, CLBC, Community Corrections, and other agencies and service providers in the delivery of services.
• Ensure that up to date professional resources and best practice principles are being utilized in all aspects of communication, program development and implementation of programs.
• Ensure all Individuals have an up-to-date Person Centered Goal Plan and that goals are functional and implemented in a timely fashion • Implement behavioral support/plans for individuals: ensure staff are competent in implementation of behavioral and incentive plans; including written documentation and observation skills (if applicable)
• Where applicable; Monitor individual’s mental health: ensure staff are observing and recording mental health symptoms; attend all appointments with medical doctor, psychiatry, etc. as delegated by family availability. • Where applicable; Advocate for individuals within the mental health and criminal justice systems: attend appointments with probation, court appearances, provide documentation to support outside agency restrictive measures that will impact on health and safety for the individual (if applicable)
• Where applicable; Oversee financial support for program needs
• Where applicable; Monitor delivery of medication: ensure all INS policies regarding delivery of medication are followed • Model agency culture for staff to work cohesively and cooperatively.
• Facilitate regular team meetings that promote team building and goal attainment team.
• Participate as a member of the INS management team, participating on committees such as Occupational Health and Safety or Policy making.
• Assist with agency special events as needed.
• Participate in Agency planning and goal setting.
• Assist with the accreditation process and developing program standards and procedures that can be evaluated for best practice.
• Assist with completion of program and staff evaluations for monitoring of quality assurance.
Qualifications:
-Very Good Interpersonal/Communication Skills (written and oral)
-Experience supervising staff in a community or residential setting
-Minimum three years’ experience supporting individuals with a developmental disability, acquired brain injury; behavioral difficulties or at-risk youth.
-Minimum Diploma in a related field.
-Dependable, reliable, family focused.
-Valid Driver’s License & safe operating vehicle
-Valid Emergency First Aid Certificate; CPI (training available)
-Willingness to deliver staff training/workshops; facilitate groups.
Remuneration:
-$24.80 – $28.14 per hour (dependent on qualifications and length of experience)
-Pre-Authorized travel, directly related to program needs, outside of Dawson Creek will be paid at $.40 per kilometer to a max of $50.00 – per return trip
-Benefit package available after 3 months of employment
-RRSP Plan available
-Training Opportunities