Community Support Worker

Location: Victoria

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER
About the role
As our Community Support Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to people living in staffed homes within their community. You’ll encourage and empower the people we support to be independent and self‑determining and to live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety. Your natural ability to care for others and work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team will allow you to influence your team’s success.

Core Responsibilities

Ensure the supported persons’ rights and choices are respected and advocate as needed

Interact effectively with people we support

Empower the people we support to be full citizens of their community

Participate in the development, implementation, and documentation of Personal Service Plans

Foster positive relationships with persons’ family members, professionals, co‑workers, and members of the community

Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration

Excellent understanding of behaviour management principles and strategies including mental health needs

Record the daily activity and personal health information (PHI) of the people we support on our case management database

Work in conjunction with the people we support to ensure their home is clean and well maintained at all times, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties

You will have

Grade 12 education

Community Support Worker Diploma or equivalent

Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services/health care

Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates

Previous behaviour management course/training

Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) with team members, professionals, families, and community members

Non‑verbal communication skills

Valid class 5 driver’s licence

Satisfactory Driver’s Abstract

Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults

TB Test

Moderate computer literacy

Eligibility to work in Canada

What we offer
On‑the‑job training: MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety,
Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma‑Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re‑certification
Community involvement
An inclusive, supportive work environment
Competitive Salary  $25.95 – $29.76per hour
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits package

Career development opportunities

We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Our goal is to ensure at every interaction all are welcome, comfortable, and safe.

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