Community Support Worker

Pacific Coast Community Resources; Comox; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking organization is seeking a compassionate Community Support Worker to join their vibrant team. In this role, you'll empower individuals with disabilities to lead independent lives while ensuring their health and safety. Your responsibilities will include advocating for rights, assisting with daily activities, and fostering community integration. This inclusive workplace values diversity and offers comprehensive training and development opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference and want to grow in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

On-the-job training

Career development opportunities

Community involvement opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in community social services or healthcare.
• Comfort with full personal care and behaviour management.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for supported persons’ rights and choices.
• Assist with daily living activities and medication administration.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Behaviour management

Personal care

Team collaboration

Education

Grade 12 education

Community Support Worker Diploma

Tools

Case management database

First Aid and CPR

Job description

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER

About the role

As our Community Support Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to people living in staffed homes within their community.

You’ll encourage and empower the people we support to be independent and self-determining, enabling them to live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety.

Your natural ability to care for others, along with your capacity to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, will contribute to your team’s success.

Core Responsibilities

1. Respect and advocate for the supported persons’ rights and choices as needed.
2. Interact effectively with the people we support.
3. Empower the people we support to be active members of their community.
4. Participate in developing, implementing, and documenting Personal Service Plans.
5. Foster positive relationships with family members, professionals, co-workers, and community members.
6. Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration.
7. Apply behaviour management principles and strategies, including addressing mental health needs.
8. Record daily activities and personal health information (PHI) in our case management database.
9. Ensure the home is clean and well-maintained, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education or equivalent.
• Community Support Worker Diploma or similar qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in community social services or healthcare.
• Current Emergency First Aid / CPR and Food Safe certificates.
• Previous behaviour management training.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfort with full personal care.
• Class 4 driver’s license preferred, Class 5 at minimum.
• Satisfactory driver’s abstract.
• Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults.
• Negative TB test.
• Moderate computer literacy.
• Eligibility to work in Canada.

Why join Pacific Coast Community Resources?

We offer meaningful work through quality programs supporting people with disabilities to promote independence, self-growth, and community integration.

Our growing organization fosters dynamic work and learning environments.

Join us in fostering healthy, energetic lives by showcasing your passion for care, connecting with the communities we serve, and collaborating within our team-oriented culture.

What we offer

• On-the-job training including MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety, Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma-Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re-certification.
• Community involvement opportunities.
• An inclusive, supportive work environment.
• Competitive salary: $25.95 – $29.76 per hour.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• Career development opportunities.

Our commitment to diversity

We believe diversity and inclusion enhance our services. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, people with disabilities, those from gender and sexually diverse backgrounds, and individuals with intersectional identities.

Our goal is to ensure every interaction is welcoming, comfortable, and safe.

At Pacific Coast Community Resources, we recognize that valuable experience can come in many forms. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to our team — consider applying even if your experience is close to what we seek.