Compassionate Community Assistant: Live, Learn, Grow

L; Iron Mines; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

L'Arche Cape Breton is seeking an energetic, compassionate Casual Assistant to work with individuals with and without intellectual disabilities in a community setting at Iron Mines Cape Breton.

The role involves supporting daily life, learning new skills, and building meaningful relationships within a caring team. Apply in a setting that prioritizes growth, leadership, and friendship, in Orangedale and Iron Mines.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn about L'Arche history, values and vision.
• Ability to remain calm, focused and clear in times of crisis.
• Ability to take direction and follow-through on commitments in timely fashion.
• Help members of the program fulfill the mission of the community and the specific mandate of the program.
• Able to push, pull and lift up to 44 lbs as needed, and walk up to 60 minutes or 3 km per day, as required.
• Open to learn and grow; able to give and receive feedback
• Ability to directly address tensions in relationships
• Clear police check including vulnerable sector screening and at least 18 years of age

Responsibilities

• Develop a positive, supportive and mutual relationship with individuals with intellectual disabilities through sharing daily life together, which respects their history, choices, goals and needs.
• Collaborating with team members to ensure, that the physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, recreational, health and safety needs of individuals with developmental disabilities are met while maximizing their choices and participation in the decisions affecting their lives.
• Assist with personal care, driving, housekeeping and cooking as needed.

Job description

L'Arche Cape Breton is seeking an energetic, compassionate Casual Assistant to work with individuals with and without intellectual disabilities in a community setting at Iron Mines Cape Breton.

The role involves supporting daily life, learning new skills, and building meaningful relationships within a caring team. Apply in a setting that prioritizes growth, leadership, and friendship, in Orangedale and Iron Mines.