Senior Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker

March of Dimes; Richmond Hill; Hybrid; CAD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

March of Dimes is hiring a Senior Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker for York- Simcoe Brain Injury Services. Schedule is Monday–Friday, 9:00–4:30, 35 hours weekly. Starting wage CAD 27.01/hour, with a $3.00/hour Ontario government enhancement for direct client support; enhancement not paid for training or leave.

Travel across York Region is required. The role involves caseload management, collaboration with RSC, and documentation including IRP and quarterly reporting.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years experience in the Social Services/Health Sector, coordinating services for individuals with Brain Injury is an asset
• Knowledge of brain injury effects is an asset, training will be provided
• Community based experience working with individuals with a Brain Injury, physical disabilities or special needs
• Highly organized and excellent time management skills
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• General understanding of computer hardware and software
• Strong ability to assess and determine effective compensatory strategies for individuals with brain injuries.
• Valid Licence and access to a car
• Insurance liability of $1,000,000.00

Responsibilities

• Implements programs designed to enhance the efficiency and safe delivery of Community Support Services to clients with Brain Injury with the support of the RSC
• Manage a caseload of 9 clients with one office block per week
• Working collaboratively with the RSC in completing all daily report writing, incident reports, Individual Rehabilitation Plan, and quarterly reporting
• Ability to manage a caseload with flexibility while responding to other duties as assigned
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure individual needs are met through functional goal setting
• Act as a resource to staff and families in the provision of long-term support and service coordination for complex or catastrophic cases to enable adults with Brain Injuries to remain in community
• To provide cognitive and compensatory strategies that support functional goal setting
• Travel within York Region on a daily basis

Skills

Time management

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Knowledge of brain injury effects

Computer literacy

Driver's license

Tools

Computer hardware and software

Job description

This Opportunity

We are currently looking to hire 1 full-time Senior Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker for York- Simcoe Brain Injury Services.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 9- 4:30pm
Starting wage: $27.01 per hour . This compensation is inclusive of a $3.00 per hour wage enhancement from the Ontario government for hours spent directly supporting clients. The wage enhancement does not apply to training and paid leave.
Hours: 35

Duties include the following:

• Implements programs designed to enhance the efficiency and safe delivery of Community Support Services to clients with Brain Injury with the support of the RSC
• Manage a case load of 9 clients with one office block per week.
• Working collaboratively with the RSC in completing all daily report writing, incident reports, Individual Rehabilitation Plan, and quarterly reporting
• Ability to manage a caseload with flexibility while responding to other duties as assigned.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure individual needs are met through functional goal setting.
• Act as a resource to staff and families in the provision of long-term support and service coordination for complex or catastrophic cases to enable adults with Brain Injuries to remain in community.
• To provide cognitive and compensatory strategies that support functional goal setting
• Travel within York Region on a daily basis.

Background / Qualifications:

• 2 – 5 years experience in the Social Services/Health Sector, coordinating services for individuals with Brain Injury is an asset
• Concrete knowledge of the effects of an ABI is an asset, training will be provided
• Community based experience working with individuals with a Brain Injury, physical disabilities or special needs
• Highly organized and excellent time management skills
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Knowledge of behaviour management principles
• General understanding of computer hardware and software
• Strong ability to assess and determine effective compensatory strategies for individuals with brain injuries.
• Valid Licence and access to a car
• Insurance liability of $1,000,000.00