Rehab Assistant

Bayshore•Etobicoke, ON

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Integrated Care Solutions NRIO, a division of Bayshore HealthCare, offers community-minded, progressive brain injury rehabilitation focused on empowering individuals to enhance their quality of life. They utilize a person-and family-centered care (PFCC) approach, ensuring respectful, compassionate, and culturally safe care. This part-time position involves providing supervision and support to individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) at a residential rehabilitation site and with community clients. The role focuses on engaging clients in daily functional rehabilitation and meaningful activities to support goals such as increasing independence, community reintegration, and social reintegration. The position is part-time with fluctuating hours based on client census.

Requirements

Post-secondary studies in social sciences or healthcare related areas
G driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract, access to a vehicle and the proper insurance to transport clients in own vehicle is required
Availability to work on weekends, days, evenings, occasional overnights and some holidays.
Experience working with individuals with mental health issues, dual diagnoses, behavioural challenges, chronic pain, or addictions
Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, including managing challenging behaviours (e.g., aggression, elopement, disinhibition)
Ability to work independently, take direction, and collaborate effectively with a team
Willingness and ability to perform personal care, medication assistance, ADLs, administrative tasks, light cleaning, advocacy, and therapy implementation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Physical capability to bend, stretch, lift
Strong organizational skills with the ability to complete tasks within set timeframes
Technological proficiency
Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development

Responsibilities

Work with individuals with acquired brain injuries while assisting them with increasing levels of independence through individualized rehabilitation programs (responsible for up to 5 clients at a particular time)
Complete documentation following company and provincial guidelines
Follow the designed rehabilitation program as accurately as possible
Assist clients with activities of daily living (ADLs); performing personal care, medication management, various forms of transfer tasks, housekeeping
Accompany clients on community outings as needed via external transport services or your own vehicle
Utilize appropriate Crisis and Behavioural Management strategies
Collect required clinical data through documentation, tracking, etc.
Complete research to assist with enhancing client programs
Other clinical and administrative duties as assigned
Provide flexible availability (evenings, weekends, overnights, occasional holidays)