Supported Living Team Member

Purpose and Scope of the Position

Inclusion NWT is a non-profit organization providing services to individuals with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities and their families, assisting them in living meaningful lives in supportive communities. All aspects of a person’s home life outside of education and employment fall within Supported Living. Every effort is made to provide support that reflects the specific needs of each individual and to continuously re-evaluate that support to ensure it is appropriate for each client.

The services allow individuals to live in their own home (rather than the family home) with the supports needed to live a good life. A key component of this work is to assist clients in their physical, social, recreational, emotional and life skills development in their own home. The Supported Living Team Member ensures the well-being of clients in all aspects of daily living.

The work includes:

• Providing care and assistance to adults in care with the home and play parts of live/work/play
• Planning, developing, implementing and evaluating how individualized support are provided for clients

The Supported Living Team Member ensures the consistent application of a philosophy that supports the independence of each client by not doing for them but doing with them. Each client is encouraged to participate in all facets of daily life to the extent that they are able.

The Supported Living Team Member works collaboratively with other Inclusion NWT staff to provide the best fit of services and consistency for client service.

• offering specific client-centred support including but not limited to
  • Assisting and teaching clients daily life skills and/or behaviour management techniques
  • Assisting and teaching clients personal hygiene and grooming i.e. bathing, oral hygiene, and toileting. Depending on client, may assist with hygiene, grooming, dispensing and administering medication
  • Assisting and teaching clients basic cooking, meal planning and preparation. Assisting clients with the preparation of meals, snacks, etc. with safe food handling and preparation, safety, and health standards
  • Assisting clients as needed in attending appointments, work placements and other activities
  • Ensuring that all requirements are met to provide safe transportation including identifying vehicle issues
  • Providing support and feedback to clients
  • Acting as a positive role model for clients
  • Encouraging and facilitating the participation of individuals in a range of activities and programs, within and outside the home
  • Monitoring clients’ well-being and working as directed by the Team Lead to address issues
  • Assisting clients with therapeutic and rehabilitation activities following instructions from specialists
  • Assisting clients in housekeeping in their home: eg. wash walls; scrub, clean and vacuum floors; dust furniture; clean mirrors and windows
  • Providing life skills training to clients
  • Ensuring safety and health of residents
  • Assisting residents with various activities without compromising independence

• Through supported decision making, helping clients in Supported Living develop increased ability to increase their level of independence in areas such as
• Household management
• Communication of needs and wishes with others
• Healthy relationships
• Identifying social, economic, physical, recreational and educational services and activities in the community that will meet clients’ needs
• Providing suggestions and ensuring that supports to the client are modified as their needs change
• Recognizing potential emergency or crisis situations; ensuring the situation is dealt with in a way that ensures no harm comes to the client, staff and/or the public; and advising on-call immediately
• Supporting clients…