Residential Counsellor - group home (Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders)
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Shift, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening
Salary: $15.00 to $17.00 Hourly for 40 hours per week, Other Benefits, Mileage Paid
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1 vacancy)
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Some university, Completion of university
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma, Social Service Worker (SSW) Diploma, Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma, Human Services Diploma, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate, Medication Administration Certificate, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate, First Aid Certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Type of Community or Social Service: Education or training, Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Specific Skills: Appraise clients\' needs or eligibility for specific services, Assess client\'s relevant skill strengths and development needs, Resolve conflict situations, Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses, Implement behaviour management programs, Provide personal services support to persons with special needs, Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients, Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Additional Skills: Administrative and office activities, Housekeeping activities, Food preparation
Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Driver\'s validity licence check, Driving record check (abstract)
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure, Physically demanding
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation, Own vehicle, Willing to travel regularly, Valid driver\'s licence, Travel expenses paid by employer
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning
Languages: English
Employer: Stars for Life Foundation for Autism
By Mail: 23 Maypoint Rd. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1E 0H5
Advertised until: 2014/06/08

By E-mail: rhea@starsforlife.com