Live-in Support Worker, Full-Time

Taproot Community Support Services; Parksville; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Canada is seeking a Live-in Support Worker to provide care for individuals with complex needs. Responsibilities include daily living support, trauma-informed care, and collaboration with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate has relevant educational qualifications and experience in similar environments. Join us for a fulfilling job with competitive wages and benefits.

Benefits

Learning and career development opportunities

Competitive wages and salaries

Paid vacation and benefits for eligible employees

Defined benefit pension plan for eligible employees

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Employee referral bonus program

Qualifications

• Experience with trauma-informed practices.
• Current WCB Occupational First Aid, Level 1 and CPR certificates required.
• Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention Certificate and/or MANDT are considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support services to children/youth and adults with specialized needs.
• Assist with activities of daily living and personal health care.
• Implement individuals' daily schedule and transport individuals to appointments.

Skills

Experience working with youth or adults with complex behaviors

Strong conflict resolution and mediation skills

Understanding of trauma-informed practices

Education

Diploma or Degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Work, Human Services, Education, Sociology, or Psychology

Tools

Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License

Job description

Overview

The Program

Taproot Community Support Services is a 100 percent employee-owned organization through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Every employee is an owner from their first day, with a voice in shaping Taproot’s future and the opportunity to share in employee ownership dividends. As a Certified B Corporation, we harness business for good. Since 1984 we’ve grown steadily, now delivering support across Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario through more than 90 contracts. Our 700-plus employee-owners live by five shared values: we are stronger together, we lead with optimism, we embrace challenges, we respect every voice, and we go above and beyond. Guided by these principles, we deliver more than 125 community-based services each year. We walk alongside about 1,600 children, youth, families, and people with diverse abilities, with revenues exceeding $50 million. Taproot Community Support Services (formerly WJS Canada) works to improve the lives of persons in their communities through a variety of programs and services. Orca House provides culturally-based programming, support and safe, home-based accommodations for youth in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). The resource is a staffed 24-hour resource providing a long-term therapeutic placement for up to 3 children or youth. The resource supports children or youth who have experienced a trauma, are addressing adverse childhood experiences and/or overcoming other adversities.

The Position

The Live-in Support Worker provides care and support services to children/youth and adults with a variety of specialized/complex needs that may be recovering from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and overcoming other adversity by providing them trauma-informed care within 24-hour staffed resource homes. In our passion to improve lives and develop life skills, the Live-In Worker encourages inclusion and participation through community, life skill coaching, career development and family supports.

Schedule

One (1) permanent, full-time position with a weekly schedule of 40 hours per week:

• Wednesdays and Thursdays: 24-hour shifts from 0700 to 0700 the following day (compensated for 16 hours each day)
• Fridays: 8-hour shift 0700-1500

In Your Role You Will

• Assist person served with activities of daily living involving their personal and health care, behavioural, nutritional, recreational, social, vocational, educational, cultural and environmental needs as identified in their person-centered plans (PCP) while keeping trauma-informed care at the forefront of support.
• Work in collaboration with MCFD, CLBC, VIHA, Mental Health Services, Community Supports, Outreach Teams, Harm Reduction Workers, Cultural Supports, Knowledge Keepers, Schools, Behavior Consultants, stakeholders and partners.
• Demonstrate a high degree of tolerance and respect for a supported individual's unique personality and challenges, while promoting one's dignity and rights.
• To support and promote a friendly and effective working relationship with support individual, family and team members.
• Apply crisis intervention and risk management strategies.
• Assists with case management documentation by identifying strengths and potential challenges; contributes to the evaluation of the individual’s progress and prepares reports.
• Organize household tasks (meal planning, food purchasing and preparation, house cleaning, basic maintenance).
• Implement individuals' daily schedule, including transporting individuals to and from appointments, school, monitoring progress and supporting at-home learning.
• Administer medications as per policy.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as required.
• Prior to confirmation of employment, all applicants must provide a copy of a current Criminal Record Check and/or Government Screening Letter. These checks vary depending on province and sector and will be communicated by the Program Hiring Team.

As An Ideal Candidate You Possess

• Experience working with youth or adults with complex behaviors
• Diploma or Degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Work, Human Services, Education, Sociology or Psychology
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may also be considered.
• Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License with clean driver’s abstract
• Reliable, safe vehicle with appropriate insurance for transporting individuals
• Experience with trauma informed practices
• Strong conflict resolution, mediation and crisis prevention and intervention techniques.
• Current WCB Occupational First Aid, Level 1 and CPR certificates required.
• Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention Certificate and/or MANDT are considered an asset.

Successful applicants will be required to participate in MCFD screening and provide three (3) professional references prior to confirmed employment.

What Taproot Community Support Services Does

At Taproot, your passion for helping others can truly make a difference. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, learning, and innovation. Our strength-based approach guides both our care and how we support each other. Join a team where your voice matters, and together, we\'re building a company we\'re proud of.

Our Employees Enjoy

• Work/life balance
• Learning and career development opportunities
• Competitive wages and salaries
• Paid vacation and benefits for eligible employees
• Defined benefit pension plan (Municipal Pension Plan) for eligible employees within British Columbia
• Matching RRSP plan for eligible employees within Alberta
• Professional development opportunities and job-related training
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Long Service Milestone rewards
• Employee referral bonus program

For more information on Taproot Community Support Services visit our website: taproot.ca

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Please apply.

Equal-Opportunity Employer

Our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is unwavering. We believe that varied backgrounds and experiences fuel innovation and success. As an equal-opportunity employer, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion across all operations. We\'re seeking candidates passionate about contributing to our multicultural teams and enriching our workplace with their unique insights and cultural sensitivity.

We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply and join us in fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment.

No telephone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be notified.