Community Service Worker Full-Time One Year Contract

Community Service Worker

Full-Time, One Year Contract

Do you have a passion for working with seniors?

Have you been looking to use your home support certification in a supportive environment?

Do you thrive on making meaningful connections with seniors and their families?

Do you want to support seniors to live active, healthy lives?

Consider joining Wabano’s Seniors Team!

Wabano is seeking kind, capable individuals to support Indigenous seniors in Ottawa to live well in their homes and their community.

About Wabano and the Seniors Team

The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health is an award-winning Health Access Centre that provides holistic health services to First Nation, Inuit and Métis people living in Ottawa – one of the fastest growing and diverse urban Indigenous communities in Canada. Wabano is a fast-paced, client-oriented organization that models the Indigenous values of balance, respect and community interdependence. Wabano is proud to be accredited through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation, a third-party review based on accepted organizational practices that promotes ongoing quality improvement and responsive, effective community services.

Wabano’s Seniors Team is an interdisciplinary 6-member team that has been providing culturally-appropriate care to Indigenous seniors for over 15 years. The team includes a nurse, case manager, coordinator and other community service workers. Working collaboratively, team members provide Indigenous seniors living in Ottawa with home visits, resources for basic necessities, accompaniment to medical appointments, cultural programs and activities, transportation and active outings.

Purpose of Position

Managed by the Seniors Team Lead, the Community Service Worker would work as part of the Seniors Team to provide home visits and resources for basic necessities.

Responsibilities include:

• Visit seniors in their homes
• Provide continual support and encouragement for seniors in their efforts to be independent in their home;
• Encourage positive changes as needed so seniors can remain in their home;
• Follow the care plan developed for the senior (by the Case Manager), observing and reporting any substantial findings or changes to clients’ overall physical, emotional, mental or environmental status to the Team Lead;
• Perform housekeeping duties at senior’s residences (dusting, vacuuming, cleaning kitchens and bathrooms, changing beds, organizing personal items);
• Prepare light meals as needed or requested by the client;
• Assist with shopping for groceries, household and personal items;
• Manage inventory of supplies;
• Accompany seniors to programs;
• Document in the Electronic Medical Record system in order to monitor client’s well being.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Certification in social services or support worker;
• Demonstrated caregiving experience working with seniors;
• Proven ability to positively work independently and as part of a team;
• Ability to work flexible hours including occasional evenings and weekends (especially when our families are close to end of life);
• Clear criminal reference check to work with a vulnerable population.

Assets:

• First Nations, Inuit or Métis candidates will be given priority, please self-identify.
• Caregiving experience working with Indigenous seniors;
• Knowledge of social, economic and health concerns relevant to the urban Indigenous community;
• Valid drivers license.

Why Work for Us

• Collaborative and Supportive Work Environment
• Comprehensive Group Health and Dental Insurance
• Employee Pension Plan (defined benefits) with matching contribution from Wabano
• Employee Assistance Program – the best in the world
• Four (4) weeks paid vacation time
• Ten (10) paid personal/sick days
• Access to cultural teachings and knowledge keepers
• Work with dynamic teams from various sectors

Salary Range:

$55,000 to $58,000

Application Details

Please submit your application to jobs@wabano.com. Application materials include a cover letter and resume. This opportunity will remain open until filled, so tell us your story early!

Wabano is an inclusive and equitable organization, encouraging applications from qualified candidates, including persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. The position is open to all qualified applicants, although preference will be given to candidates of Indigenous ancestry (please self-identify in your application).

Wabano is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity or interviewing, please advise if you require accommodation.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Don’t think this is the right job for you? Let us try and find you the right fit within Wabano.

“This posting is for an existing vacancy. All applications are reviewed by our hiring team; Wabano does not use artificial intelligence tools or artificial intelligence-enabled applications to screen or select candidates.”