Brain Injury Support Worker

The opportunity
We are currently looking to fill 1 new opportunity for a Full-Time Brain Injury Support Worker (Rehabilitation)/Personal Support Worker in Halifax, NS.

Flexible schedule: Includes mornings (7am to 3pm), evenings (3pm to 11pm), overnights (awake 11pm to 7am), weekdays, weekends and holidays.

Hours: Full-time hours.

Starting wage: $19.63 per hour

Responsibilities

Assists consumers in their own homes with non-medical activities of daily living in accordance with individual service plans and with March of Dimes Canada policies and procedures:

Personal care
Lifts and Transfers
Rising/retiring
Bowel and bladder procedures
Meal preparation and feeding
Range of motion exercises
Other light housekeeping duties

Performs duties in a professional manner, which respects the dignity and right to privacy and maintains consumer and staff health and safety.
Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, behavioral data collection and verbal reports)
Participate in any required training.
Follow policies and procedures as required.
Provide one to one support and group support within the home and community to adults with an Acquired Brain Injury with activities of daily living, personal care, and rehabilitation planning.
Communicate with consumer, family, and team members.
To provide services on a flexible basis including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications and experience

Post-Secondary preferred in Human and Social Services
Minimum of three years experience in Human Services field and/or working with people with ABI
Current CARE, Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) and CPR, First Aid an asset
Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility
Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
Sound behavioral management skills, cognitive problem-solving skills
Proven teamwork abilities
Working knowledge of ABI and rehabilitation
Ability to effectively deal with behavioral situations
Ability to speak, read, and write English
Ability to work flexible and regularly scheduled hours