[26-117] Community Living Worker - Casual

Collage; Casual; On-site; PEN 77,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Job summary

Sources is seeking a Casual Community Living Worker to support individuals with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities in residential and community settings. The role involves home visits and community engagement with an emphasis on independence, well-being, and social participation.

You will work under the Primrose Centre program, reporting to the Program Manager, Danielle Clements, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, person-centered care.

Qualifications

• Shows empathy and self-awareness.
• Takes initiative and acts with integrity.
• Physically capable of engaging in home/community activities.
• Knowledge/experience in mental health and intellectual disabilities.
• Has a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with clients and teammates.
• Coach, guide, and support clients and families.
• Maintain safety and advocate for well‑being.
• Collaborate with the team to deliver community living services.
• Keep progress notes and review client progress.
• Apply positive behavior support strategies as needed, including crisis-intervention protocols.

Skills

Empathy

Self-awareness

Initiative

Integrity

Physical ability

Mental health experience

Disabilities experience

Driver's license

Job description

[26-117] Community Living Worker - Casual

Position: Casual Community Living Worker

Location:Primrose Centre in Ladner

Hours: Casual

Salary: $27.53 per hour

Start Date: ASAP

We are looking for a Community Living Worker to join our Sources Community Living Services team! This individual must be Passionate about working with people, Engaging, and Empathic.

About Sources:

SOURCES is a community-based non-profit organization providing support and hope to communities in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island, and across Northern BC. Sources strives to create vibrant and resilient communities through support to adults, children, youth, and families facing challenges in life such as mental health, disability, poverty, substance use, and conflict. We support our communities through leadership, education, and volunteerism.

Sources is committed to learning about, celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth and reconciliation. People of all races, cultures, ethnicities, 2SLGBTQIA+, and abilities are welcomed to work with us. We value diversity, respect, and collaboration as we promote our mission: social wellness for our community.

Description of Position:

Sources Community Living provides all-encompassing care for individuals who have been referred to us by Community Living British Columbia. We are currently recruiting for a Community Living Worker to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder and/or an intellectualdisability in their residence, program, workplace, community, and other designated settings. You will work mostlyin the client's home and in the surrounding community.

Our mission is to enable the pursuit of the best quality of life possible for our clients. We do this by fostering independence, well-being and social participation.

Reporting to:

Danielle Clements, Program Manager of Primrose Centre

General Responsibilities:

• build relationships
• coach and guide
• aid and support
• work as a collaborative team

Program-specific Responsibilities:

• keep notes and review progress
• Maintain a safe work environment for both staff and service users alike, including following and monitoring all positive behavior support strategies as they apply to clients in service. This includes being confident and familiar with Non-Violent Crisis Intervention material.

Physical Demands of Job:

• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing - 50%, Walking/Moving Around - 75%, Sitting - 25%, Time spent outside - 50%, Bending/Crouching- 25%

Qualifications:

• you have empathy and are self aware
• take initiative and work with integrity
• you have the physical ability to engage in a variety of home and community-based activities
• you are knowledgeable or have experience in areas of mental health and intellectual disabilities
• you have a valid driver's license

UNION MEMBERSHIP WITH CUPE LOCAL 1936 IS REQUIRED

All employees, regardless of benefit eligibility, have access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program.