Individual Support Worker

Role Responsibilities

Do you  have genuine interest working with children with disabilities experiencing complex medical challenges/needs? If you are, then we would like to hear from you.

The Rosecrest Home provides 24/7 services for 18 children and youth who permanently reside at the facility; in addition, offers out of home respite care for up to 9 children and youth that are physically disabled with complex medical needs. In this position, you will provide a friendly, supportive, and caring environment for these vulnerable children. Under supervision of Registered Nurse, you will be involved in providing personal care, grooming, activities/outings/medical appointments, administering medications, delegated practices by regulated staff, attending appointments, preparing meals, managing resident's funds and undertaking general housekeeping responsibilities. In addition you will be responsible for ongoing documentation that includes written communication as well as electronic communication.

You will be committed to providing high quality care to enable our children to experience an optimum quality of life. Also, you will be required to follow policies and procedures, maintain records and complete reports. This role requires one to demonstrate professionalism, take initiative, have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and have a strong commitment to work in a team setting, ensuring a positive healthy and respectful work environment.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

If you haven’t included competency information in the “Role” section, you can include the critical competencies with examples of how they relate to the role being recruited to in this section; below is a list of the APS Competencies to assist you: 
•    Agility 
•    Drive for Results 
•    Develop Self and Others 
•    Build Collaborative Environments 
•    Develop Networks 
•    Systems Thinking 
•    Creative Problem Solving  

Qualifications

Required: 
•    High school diploma and minimum 6 months of experience working in group living, residential care or related care setting
 
•    Equivalencies: Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of 1 year of related education for 1 year of experience.
 
Assets:
•    Post-secondary education in a related field, and current and/or previous experience
•    Health Care Aide designation
•    Experience working with individuals with disabilities
•    Experience with G tube feeding
•    Experience with suctioning
•    Experience administering medications
•    Experience completing and maintaining documentation/records for individuals
•    Experience supporting activities and outings for individuals 
•    Experience with personal care/lifting and lifts/transferring/wheelchairs/mobility assistance
•    Current, up-to-date Canadian First Aid Certification is highly recommended 
•    Food Safe Certification is highly recommended. 
 

The job requires a high level of physical fitness due to non-ambulatory and fully dependent population being served. Lifting and transferring of children is part of the regular daily duties.  The successful candidate(s) must be able to work all shifts including days, afternoons, awake overnights, weekends and called in on short notice.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

•    Hours of work are 38.75 hours weekly; wages to be paid for only hours worked.
•    Casual Wage positions to be filled. Location: Rosecrest Home, Edmonton, AB
•    These positions involve shift work and will require lifting and moving of individuals and equipment.
•    The successful candidate(s) must be able to work all shifts including days, afternoons, awake overnights, weekends and called in on short notice if needed. 
•    This role requires that you have a valid Class 5 Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle.
•    Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. A current work visa is required.
•    Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.  
•    Prescreening questions will need to be completed as part of your application process for this competition.  As part of the selection process candidates may be invited to a telephone and/or written assessment prior to an interview. Please ensure you provide a current email address in your resume.

In order to accurately reflect your related experience/education, in your resume please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience.

For employment: 
Please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time.
Example: CYCW Worker, Jan 2018 - June 2021, Part-time (three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
 
For any Post-Secondary Education: 
Please specify your major and length of program, the educational institution, and the year you graduated. 
Examples:
•    Bachelor of Arts, major in Psychology, University of Alberta, 2009 
•    Rehabilitation Studies Diploma (1 year), Red Deer College, 2017

 
Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
•    Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.