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.