Supported Independent Living Worker (SIL -SIL.26.05)

Excel Society • Edmonton, AB

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About The Position

The Supported Independent Living Worker (SIL) role focuses on providing quality service to clients to ensure their needs are met, including maintaining a safe, comfortable, and clean living environment. This position involves supporting adults in gaining independent living skills, assisting with daily living activities such as meal preparation, household chores, and laundry, as well as facilitating community access for educational, recreational, and community programs and events. The role requires patience, empathy, and the ability to foster independence in clients. Workers are expected to communicate with their immediate supervisor about any serious problems or concerns encountered and to ensure all required documentation is completed. Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the Emergency On-call System is also part of the job.

Requirements

• A caring, reliable, and person-centred approach.
• Strong communication skills.
• Valid First Aid-CPR Level C Certificate is a mandate.
• Valid police information check with vulnerable sector is mandate.
• Previous experience in disability services is required.
• Willingness to follow established policies, procedures, and support plans.

Nice To Haves

• Patience, empathy, and the ability to foster independence rather than doing tasks for the client

Responsibilities

• Providing quality service to clients to ensure client’s needs are met in all regards including a safe comfortable, clean living environment.
• Support adults to gain independent living skills, including assistance with daily living activities including meal preparation, household chores, laundry, etc. and community access (accessing transportation to educational, recreation and community programs/events).
• Communicating with immediate supervisor to inform and consult regarding any serious problem/concern encountered in providing services to the individual.
• Ensuring all documentation is completed as required.
• Understanding the roles, responsibilities and expectations of the Emergency On-call System.

Benefits

• Ongoing training and professional development
• Meaningful work that makes a daily difference
• Opportunities to grow your career in a respected, community-focused organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed