Adult Day Service Facilitator

One (1) Bargaining Unit, Permanent Full-Time Position

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm

Compensation: $25.28/hour - $29.40/hour

Cota is an accredited not-for-profit organization that has been providing community-based support to people living with mental health and cognitive challenges for over 50 years. At present, our wide array of services delivers much needed support to over 4,000 people per year who live with mental health challenges, psychogeriatric mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities, dual diagnoses and/or experience of homelessness.

These services include, but are not limited to, case management, supportive housing and adult day program services. A full listing of our services can be viewed on our website at

Cota’s Acquired Brain Injury Adult Day Service (ABI ADS) program offers supportive and creative group environments for adults living with an acquired brain injury to engage in meaningful activities, explore strengths, develop new and diverse skills, and socialize. The program is designed to act as a stepping stone to personal recovery and community inclusion, encouraging participants to define their goals and help shape activities to meet those goals.

• Support the flow of referrals, review new referrals and support the intake process
• Administrative tasks, completion of consent forms, risk assessments
• Plan, prepare and coordinate program
• Develop materials and lesson plans
• Develop and implement therapeutic recreation program components for the Adult Day Program
• Develop, instruct and lead program activities to meet the diverse needs of the clients
• Oversee and monitor programs to ensure they are delivered based on the program criteria
• Build respectful and collaborative working relationships with colleagues and service users
• Foster a sense of group cooperation and cohesiveness
• Maintain a positive group dynamic
• Encourage peer support and assistance within the groups
• Provide information and link individuals to appropriate professional/clinical services if they require services that we do not provide
• Engage with external partners
• Build and/or maintain self-worth and self-confidence
• Establish new social connections and skills
• Increase personal independence and natural support networks
• Support daily light lunch preparation

• A minimum of a Community College Diploma in a field relevant to the target population. Higher level post‑secondary education will be considered an asset.

• A minimum of 2 years of direct or transferable experience suitable to working effectively with the relevant target population
• Experience working with persons living with acquired brain injury is preferred
• Experience working with marginalized people is preferred

• Knowledge of community resources relevant to the target population being served and/or demonstrated ability to search for applicable resources/information
• Ability to design and implement group activities and facilitate group meetings
• Good crisis management and dispute resolution skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Basic computer literacy (Word, E‑mail, Internet)

• Flexibility to meet program needs
• Provides field placement opportunities for students in the field of health care
• Social services at participating colleges and universities

Upon successful completion of a three‑month period of employment, permanent full‑time and permanent part‑time staff working more than 20 hours per week will be eligible for employer‑paid group insurance benefits. These employer‑paid benefits include:

• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Dental care

Permanent full‑time and permanent part‑time staff working more than 20 hours per week are also required to enroll in employee‑paid long‑term disability coverage.

We are committed to fostering a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We recognize lived experience as a valuable form of knowledge and encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of experiences, identities, and perspectives—including those with…