Current Opportunities

Group Services Shift Leaders

Part Time Group Services Shift Leaders-Contract

Part Time-Contract, September 2024 to June 2025
Hours of Work: Part Time, Evenings and Weekends

Do you have experience working with individual with Autism in a respite or recreational setting and want to empower our clients to fully participate in their communities? If so, we encourage you to apply.

The Role:

• Shift Leaders provide direct support to Children, Youth and Adults in addition to providing functional support and coaching to staff, students and volunteers on shift.
• What your day looks like: (include but not limited to):
• Support children, youth, and adults with ASD to participate in an in-Centre and community-based respite setting
• Support staff in providing direct care to the participants which includes: support with personal care (including toileting), programming, ensuring health and safety at all times
• Develop and support participants and staff members to engage in a variety of interactive activities that support both recreational and individualized goals
• Implementation of crisis management techniques where necessary using Crisis Prevention and Intervention
• Group Management which includes: providing breaks for staff members, taking attendance, parent communication, providing feedback and collaborating with Shift Leader team
• Program planning which includes: client documentation, activity planning, outing planning, team building planning, staff pairings
• Ensure adequate materials (i.e., visual aids, programming materials, etc.) are available and ready for use each shift for staff team
• Complete daily progress reports on each participant and other documentation, as required
• Maintain regular contact with the Supervisor/Team Leads regarding all issues pertaining to the program.
• Maintain a clean and organized work/office area

What you bring to the role:

• Completion of secondary school and a minimum of 1 year working experience providing direct support to children, youth or adults with ASD
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• University/college education in a relevant discipline strongly preferred
• Understanding of the principles of applied behaviour analysis
• Demonstrated problem solving and crisis management skills
• Experience with managing challenging behaviours using Crisis Prevention Intervention techniques.
• Valid CPR Level C Certification
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Excellent leadership skills
• Be reliable, dependable and adaptable.
• Satisfactory current Vulnerable Sector Check and Criminal Records Check
• Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19

Working Conditions:

• Challenging client behaviours
• Use of CPI (training is provided)
• Loud environment
• Evenings and weekends

Salary:$23.48/hour (+$3.00/hour wage enhancement)

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Geneva Centre for Autism is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization in which values, behaviours, systems and structures are in place to facilitate equal access to service and employment. We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Accommodation
Geneva Centre for Autism is also committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation in respect of the materials or procedures used at any time during this process. If you require an accommodation, Geneva Centre for Autism will work with you to determine how to meet your needs

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume to:
Human Resources
Please quote Job #30.24
We thank all applicants for their interest however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.