26-18 – Community Support Worker

Spectrum Society for Community Living; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Society for Community Living in Vancouver East is seeking a compassionate Community Support Worker for a Shared Living arrangement. You will provide home support, assist with intimate hygiene, prepare meals, and help JW transfer using a manual wheelchair.

You will accompany JW to medical and community appointments, support activities and community access, and build a respectful, boundary-aware relationship with JW and the home share provider to foster independence and cultural

Qualifications

• Clear communication, observational and active listening skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate, encourage and engage others.
• Experience with lifts/transfers and physically able to push a manual wheelchair.
• Prior experience providing personal hygiene support/care.

Responsibilities

• Home support duties including bathing, toileting, and catheter care.
• Meal preparation and setting environmental conditions for transfers.
• Accompany JW to medical appointments and community activities.
• Develop a supportive working relationship with JW and the home share provider.
• Support JW in connecting with community resources and culture.

Skills

Clear communication

Observational skills

Active listening

Interpersonal skills

Motivation & encouragement

Lifts/transfers

Wheelchair pushing

Hygiene care

Critical thinking

Tools

Email

Word

Internet usage

Job description

Highlights

JW appreciates those who have a positive outlook and motivating attitude while being able to maintain clear personal boundaries. Best suited is someone with a patient, compassionate approach as well as clear communication; mindful of your words and actions and self-aware as well as observant of someone’s body language and unspoken communication. A motivating style and ability to bring ideas, small or large, for things to do at home and out in community. JW finds large groups overwhelming and needs her worker to be attentive to when she is becoming uncomfortable. JW Indigenous and proud of her culture. She is not interested in educating but expects anyone working with her to be respectful of her Indigenous culture. She has great humour and appreciates humour from others as well as kindness and engagement.

Posting Status

Open

Posting Date

April 10, 2026

Closing Date

April 23, 2026

Location

Vancouver (east side)

Expected Hours of Work

Sunday (12pm-6pm)

Tuesday (12pm-6pm)

Thursday (12pm-6pm)

One Saturday each month (12pm-8pm)

Department

37

Position Status

Permanent Full-Time

Duties And Responsibilities

Home support duties include: assistance with intimate hygiene routines/care including bathing, toileting, catheter care. Meal preparation. Assistance to set environmental circumstances up so that JW can transfer herself. Pushing JW in her wheelchair when outside of the home.

Accompanying JW To Medical And Other Appointments.

Motivating and helping JW to plan activities and locate resources needed to connect to her community and her culture. Providing companionship and support to JW to attend community outings and leisure activities outside her home. Develop a supportive and helpful working relationship with JW with healthy personal boundaries. Cultivate and maintain a positive engagement style with JW’s home share provider as work takes place in and from, their home.

Reports To

Program Manager

Rate Of Pay

CSW: $24.50/hour to $26.65/hour

Probation

3 months

Preferred Training or Experience

• Clear communication, observational and active listening skills
• Excellent critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• The ability to assist with community connecting skills and to motivate and encourage
• Experience with lifts/transfers and physically able to push a manual wheelchair
• Prior experience providing personal hygiene support/care

Specific Training Or Experience Required

• Supporting People who get anxious
• Ability to motivate, encourage and engage the interests of others.
• Computer proficiency (email, Word, internet usage)

Service

Shared Living - AMF