Assistant Day Program Facilitator

Job Description:

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

Not all incumbents perform all of the duties described below but perform a similar range of duties.

1.Safety 

• Ensure that members and staff work in a safe environment. 

• Ensure compliance with all safety rules and regulations are being adhered to by all, including but not limited to, emergency evacuation procedures, food, and equipment,storageand maintenance. 

• Answer door and telephone during shift using proper precautions. 

• Provide crisis intervention for members asrequired. 

• Ensure an active watch over both the members and the facility through the course of regular duties. 

• Understand and promote members’ rights and responsibilities. 

• Report concerns promptly to Team Leader/Director of Day Services as needed. 

• Ensure proper lifting,twistingand reaching techniques are used during job performance. 

• Remain alert andawake at all times, throughout all shifts. 

• Use PPE provided when necessary 

2. Health and Medical 

• Ensure individual’s health and medical needs are accurately attended to ina timelyfashion including personal care where needed, and that all medication is properly administered and recorded. 

• Recognize and report concerns of abuse or neglect. 

• Provide emotional support for members asrequired. 

• Ensure meals and snacks are varied, attractive, nutritionally, and calorically adequate for the dietary and medical requirements of each member as recommended in the current Canadian Dietary Standard. 

3. PersonCentredPlans 

•Be involved in implementing individual plans. 

• Communicate necessary information,observationsand concerns with the Director. 

• Provide individuals with support by gathering information on an individual’s goals and desired outcomes. 

4. Individual Personal Development 

•Encourage andassisteach individualtoparticipatein daily activities in their program and communityenvironmentsincluding reinforcing all expectations. 

•Ensure that the environment of the program is supportive, nurturing, and encourages a high degree of member involvement including decision making. 

•Role model appropriatebehaviourand attitude supporting growth and promoting independence for the members. 

5. Public Relations and Communication 

•Develop opportunities for relationships with families and the community andassistindividuals’ to 

develop positive social interactions. 

•Ensure all contact with others is courteous and professional. 

•Treat all members and other staff with respect and dignity at all times. 

6. Program Development 

• Collaboratively create,manageandfacilitateappropriate individualand group activities,special eventsand spiritual care programs according to member interest,skilland ability levels. 

• Promote social interaction and personal development. 

• Ensure all necessary components and any required documentation is completed for assigned activities. 

•Participatein ongoing program assessment,reviewand evaluation of all programs. 

7. Other Duties as Required 

CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT 

Internal: 

• Community Venture personnel from senior management to front line 

External: 

• External community contacts 

• Member family and care provider supports 

• Pre-vocational and volunteer agency contacts 

• Community LivingdisABILITYServices’ personnel 

• Education and health professional resources 

MANAGERIAL/TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY: 

• Reports directly to: Day Service Team Leader 

• Direct reports for this position: Responsible for their own time and effort only 

•Participatein staff meetings and training opportunities. 

• Be familiar with agency policy and procedures and implement into daily tasks. 

• As requiredand applicable, make suggestions that will improve efficiency, working conditions, or procedurestomanagement. 

FINANCIAL AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT: 

•Responsible for the wise use of member and program resources. 

•Maybe authorized tospend, disburse, or collectsmall amountsof cash. 

•Maintaincomplete records of financial transactions as per agency policies. 

•Assistin the completion of inventory as requested. 

•Responsible for the completion and secure storage of records and documentationin accordance withagency policies and procedures, and the Department of Families’ requirements. 

•Record and report activities,behaviours, and any incidents which occur during the shift. 

•Ensure facility is keptin accordance withagency policies and procedures and the Department ofFamilies’ requirements. 

• Perform necessary housekeeping duties and report any maintenance issues as they arise. 

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

• The incumbent’s typical work environment is a day program facility, with significant amounts of

workaccompanyingmembers in the community.

• Hours/Days of work – Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (8 hours), paid meal break included

• Day Service Assistant Facilitators are notpermittedto work alone, administermedicationoroperatea vehicle in the performance of their duties

• Working conditions may include dealing with verbal abuse and angry and/or abusive people.

• The incumbent may be initially assigned to one location but may be transferred or redeployed to another location as needed, including adjustments to their designatedstartlocation.

• Overnight or out-of-town businesstravelis not typically expected.

• Moderate exposure to hazards: domestic cleaning supplies; handling of waste (garbage), bodily fluids/wastes, sharp objects, dirt/dust/odor, hot equipment (ovens, stoves, etc.).

• Minor to moderate exposure to hazards: physical attack from members

• Minor exposure to hazards: infectious diseases, toxic chemicals, scabies, lice and/or bed bugs, emergency response situations (fire, bomb threat, etc.) and other potentially dangerous situations

The above responsibilities must be performed in keeping with The Salvation Army’s Mission, Vision and Values, in a professional manner, upholding our code of conduct. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education, Qualifications and Certifications: 

•The successful job applicant will have completed high school, grade 12 or the equivalent

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable

• Certified Winnipeg Police or RCMP Criminal record check including Vulnerable Sector completed

• Province of Manitoba Child Abuse Registry Check

• Province of Manitoba Adult Abuse Registry Check

Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements 

•Suitable candidates may be hired withoutpreviousexperience; however, prior related experience will be considered an assetonhiring. 

Skills and Capabilities 

•Occasional to moderate amount of keyboarding/manual record keeping

• Occasional to moderate amounts of physical care (including manual or assisted transfers)

• Moderate lifting/packing of member belongings or program supplies

• Frequent standing, sitting, walking, & reaching

• Moderate amount of light housekeeping and property maintenance

• Occasional use of physicalbehaviourintervention techniques

• Attentive listening & observation of body language

• Continuouslymonitoringthe environment

• Basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and computer skills

• Significant memory & concentration

• Significant reasoning & judgment

• Ability to understand members’ needs

• Frequent multi-tasking

• Moderate to significant creativity and imagination

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Excellent team and interpersonal skills

• Fluent spoken and written English

• Able to handle the physical demands, which include lifting/carrying of items up to 40 pounds.

The Salvation Army (TSA) can provide accommodation upon request to all employees, when working conditions can be adjusted without causing undue hardship to the ministry unit.

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Starting wage: $16.00

This position qualifies under theCanada Summer Jobs Program. Candidates hiredwill need to completethe Employee Consent form or theEmployer Employee Declarationform.

To be eligible for this position, all applicants must: 

•Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period

•Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment and

•Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canadain accordance withrelevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

Interview process will include a short on-site working interview, as well as a formal interview,possibly onseparate dates.