Senior Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker

The opportunity:

We are currently looking to fill1 new opportunity for a Full-Time Senior Brain Injury Rehabilitation Workersin ourCentral Region-Barrie, ON.

Schedule:Monday to Friday 9am - 4:30pm.

Starting wage: $27.01 per hour. This compensation is inclusive of a $3.00 per hour wage enhancement from the Ontario government for hours spent directly supporting clients. The wage enhancement does not apply to training and paid leave.

Hours: 35 hours per week.
 

Responsibilities:

• Implements programs designed to enhance the efficiency and safe delivery of Community Support Services to clients with Brain Injury with the support of the RSC
• Manage a case load of 9 clients with one office block per week.
• Working collaboratively with the RSC in completing all daily report writing, incident reports, Individual Rehabilitation Plan, and quarterly reporting
• Ability to manage a caseload with flexibility while responding to other duties as assigned.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure individual needs are met through functional goal setting.
• Act as a resource to staff and families in the provision of long-term support and service coordination for complex or catastrophic cases to enable adults with Brain Injuries to remain in community.
• To provide cognitive and compensatory strategies that support functional goal setting
• Travel within region on a daily basis. 
   

Qualifications and experience:

• 2 – 5 years experience in the Social Services/Health Sector, coordinating services for individuals with Brain Injury is an asset
• Concrete knowledge of the effects of an ABI is an asset, training will be provided
• Community based experience working with individuals with a Brain Injury, physical disabilities or special needs
• Highly organized and excellent time management skills
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Knowledge of behaviour management principles
• General understanding of computer hardware and software
• Strong ability to assess and determine effective compensatory strategies for individuals with brain injuries.
• Valid Licence and access to a car
• Insurance liability of $1,000,000.00