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Providing supports and services for people with developmental disabilities and their families
Providing supports and services for people with developmental disabilities and their families
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Mobility in Motion
Ongwanada exists to serve and support people with developmental disabilities, with a particular focus on those with complex needs and their families so that they can lead full lives.
The pandemic has caused increased isolation for many of the individuals we support due to people being immunocompromised or living with someone who is. We have also seen increased anxiety and other mental health-related issues when venturing outside the home to places such as malls and movie theaters. With the purchase of a Hippocampe All-Terrain Wheelchair, the Electric Assist E.V.O TerraTrike, and the VanRaam VeloPlus Wheelchair Bicycle, we will be able to provide staff and supported individuals a chance to enjoy time outside in a safe and stable environment.
The Hippocampe wheelchair allows individuals access to many outdoor activities that would be impossible in a standard wheelchair. Its rugged architecture allows it to be towed, pushed or self-propelled in a variety of difficult terrains: beach, sand, swimming area, hiking trails, snow, mountain areas.
The VanRaam VeloPLus Wheelchair Bicycle provides a unique experience for individuals in a wheelchair. This bike is designed for transporting people who can remain seated in their own wheelchair with no transferring between seats required. The operator can simply roll the wheelchair onto the tilted ramp and lock it in place. When ready to roll, the operator pedals the bike and the passenger can enjoy the fresh outdoors!
An Electric Assist E.V.O Terra Trike is an excellent option for individuals with stabilization problems who enjoy cycling. Many supported individuals love to ride a bike, but instability eventually curtails their ability to get out and enjoy the community. This trike would allow them to enjoy some flexibility and adventure.
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This is what your donation will do...
An opportunity to use this equipment will enhance the quality of life for many. In addition, it will increase physical activity and mental health and create a sense of inclusion within the community.
This is who will be impacted...
The impact of this equipment would be far-reaching among the people we support and people within Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington with mobility issues related to developmental disabilities.
This is why it matters...
57% of the residents living in Ongwanada homes need some form of assistance with mobility. Purchasing these three pieces of specialized equipment will allow a wide range of individuals with various mobility issues to enjoy a new form of physical activity in the great outdoors, positively impacting many individuals’ mental health.
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Imagine how someone in a wheelchair would feel when for the first time, they could use the hippocampe wheelchair, and they would be able to go onto the sand and into the water at the beach on their own.
Or the excitement of someone going for their first bike ride on the VanRaam VeloPlus Bicycle. Or the opportunity for an individual who once enjoyed riding a bike but no longer had the stability to do so and could use the Electric Assist E.V.O TerraTrike.
Our goal is to make this equipment available for the people we support and others with developmental disabilities in the region and provide them with this unique sense of independence, happiness and fulfillment in their lives.
Your monetary support will allow Ongwanada to lead in providing person-centered support and services in Eastern Ontario. Continually securing specialized resources will enable us to empower those with developmental disabilities to thrive in their communities.
Ongwanada Resource Centre
191 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, Ontario K7M 8A6
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Hours of operation: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Phone: 613-548-4417
Fax: 613-548-8135
Pharmacy Phone: 613-548-4417 ext. 1126/1128
Pharmacy Fax: 613-548-1563
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Charitable Business Number: 107796393RR0001
Registered Name: Ongwanada Developmental Services
File No: OP-24-243
Date Posted: November 12, 2024
Closing Date: Until Filled
Position: Temporary Full Time Transitional Aged Youth Services Worker - Multiple Positions
Location: Cassidy Transition Aged Youth Home
Date of Vacancy: Up to One Year
Hours of Work: 80 hours per pay minimum guarantee
Wage: Hourly: Start - $30.80 6 Months - $31.36 One Year - $31.80
POSITION: To provide short-term transitional community living support to transitional age youth as part of an interagency/community based team for individuals with a developmental disability/mental health diagnosis. Working as a primary transition aged youth services worker for specific persons served. Provide short-term transitional emergency bed residential support for up to two individuals at one time.
DUTIES:
- Teaching and supporting individualized life skills development including self-care, grocery shopping, daily living tasks, communications, budgeting, community living, job coaching, socialization/living with others and accessing community services, guided by evidence based assessment and youth needs;
- Developing goals with the youth supported through weekly independent living skills activities aligned with youth’s identified discharge goals;
- Developing, implementing and evaluating teaching/training opportunities to enhance youth skill development;
- Completing ongoing data collection, recording and analysis as it relates to such factors as, skill acquisition, required medical supports, behaviour etc;
- Monitoring changes in a person served conditions, taking appropriate action and engaging the Supervisor-Clinical Homes and/or appropriate professional i.e. nurse, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist as required;
- Transcribing physicians’ orders and monitoring, preparing and administering medication as prescribed;
- Encouraging choice and supporting persons served to be active in their community in an inclusive, nurturing and healthy lifestyle manner;
- Participation in regular multi-agency meetings to plan and review the progress of each person served based on observable and measurable outcomes;
- Performs organizational and administrative duties and other general duties as assigned
For the complete position description, please contact Human Resources through careers@ongwanada.com
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Graduate of a Youth Worker, Developmental Service Worker (DSW), Behavioural Science Technologist (B.S.T) or B.A. Psychology or a Registered Nurse (R.N) or another acceptable post-secondary program;
- Incumbent must have successfully completed/maintain Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training, and any other course deemed appropriate by Ongwanada;
- Current CPR/First Aid certification;
- Incumbent must have successfully completed a Pharmacology course deemed acceptable to Ongwanada and maintain medication training in keeping with Ongwanada policies;
- Valid G Driving License with full driving privileges;
- Experience working with dual diagnosis individuals as well youth is an asset;
- Experience working in an environment which supports a bio-psycho-social approach, and harm-reduction, would be an asset.
Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume quoting file number to:
Human Resources Specialist
Ongwanada
191 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, ON K7M 8A6
Fax (613) 548-8135 Email: careers@ongwanada.com
Please note consideration will be given to internal bargaining unit members before proceeding with external applicants.
