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Residential counsellor - group home - The Regional Occupational Center Society


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  • Port Hawkesbury, NS

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Work setting

  • Group home
  • Work in employer’s/client’s home

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Housekeeping activities
  • Food preparation
  • Implement behaviour management programs
  • Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
  • Medication Administration Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with learning disabilities
  • Persons with mental health disabilities
  • Persons with physical disabilities

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding

Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Team player
  • By email
  • diana.poirier@rocsociety.ca

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