Support Worker / Team Lead

Support Worker Team Lead

IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS (ICOF) is a funding model in Manitoba that empowers individuals with an intellectual disability to create and live the life they choose. With the guidance and support of a Support Network (unpaid family and friends), each individual chooses where to live, manages a budget, hires staff, and chooses where to work or volunteer.

We are seeking a Support Worker Team Lead to care for a gentleman who suffered a stroke in childhood and is living with vision and hearing impairments. He lives in the River Heights neighborhood of Winnipeg.

Compensation/Benefits:

• 8 hours paid at work rate ($19/hour)
• 9 hours paid at sleep rate ($16.00/hour or minimum wage)
• 4% vacation pay on each cheque
• Quarterly pension contributions

Schedule:

5 shifts a week

• Sunday 3:30pm-Monday 8:30am
• Monday 3:30pm-Tuesday 8:30am
• Tuesday 3:30pm-Wednesday 8:30am
• Wednesday 3:30pm-Thursday 8:30am
• Thursday 3:30pm-Friday 8:30am

Responsibilities:

Providing overall care and support for the employer including (but not limited to):

• Preparing breakfast and supper for the employer
• Assisting him to eat his meals
• Helping the employer find and do things he enjoys
• Helping the employer connect with friends and family
• Helping the employer get ready for bed at night and get ready for the day in the morning
• Helping the employer use the washroom and bathe
• Communicating with the employer’s support network
• Laundry and housekeeping

You may sleep on these overnight shifts and will be signaled by the employer if he needs assistance.

Requirements:

• Physical ability to assist the employer in and out of bed and wheelchair (employer has lifts for going downstairs and in/out of bathtub)
• Capacity to remain patient and calm with the employer
• Clear criminal record check
• Clear adult abuse check
• First aid/CPR training
• Experience as a support worker or as a caregiver is an asset, but is not required
• Valid drivers license and access to a vehicle are an asset, but not required

Those who are selected will be contacted for a telephone interview followed by an in-person interview.

Work Location: In person