Are you a creative, imaginative and positive person with a knack for connecting with community? Are you a strong mentor with the capacity and patience to uncover and elevate hidden talents? Are you energized by the idea of enabling an adult with a disability to thrive in community and their relationships? If so, we want to meet you!
We are recruiting a Mentor and Community Connector for a regular assignment of 28 hours per week, with a salary range between $22 and $25 per hour (depending on experience) to support our adult family member who has a developmental challenge, to be meaningfully engaged in the community. We need your help to ensure that our family member develops healthy relationships and is continually finding ways to expand his world, meeting new people, learning new things, and excelling in his employment.
Duties:
Support our family member to:
- Explore opportunities in the community, including learning opportunities in areas of his interest (arts, social, technical clubs and courses), developing his interests in places where healthy relationships and friendships may grow.
- Maintain a sustainable relationship with his current employer, providing needed supports.
- Develop his skills supporting independence and healthy living, including household management, healthy financial practices, meal planning, grocery shopping and exercise.
- Develop his skills in Literacy, Numeracy, and Technology to further his independence
- Support his transition to live in a stable, supported independent living arrangement.
Provide transportation when needed and support the use of public transit, including learning new routes.
Communicate any issues promptly, work collaboratively with the FMS Administrator, family members and other key stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of and commitment to inclusion.
- Strong communications skills and comfort in a mentorship and instructional role; life-coaching skills are an asset, as is an interest in fitness, swimming, mechanical hobbies and music (as these are interests of the family member).
- Experience with job development and job coaching.
- Existing knowledge of social and recreation opportunities in Edmonton is an asset.
- A valid Class 5 driver’s license; access to a reliable vehicle and applicable insurance.
- 3-year driver’s abstract obtained within previous 6 months.
- Police check with vulnerable sectors completed within previous 6 months.
- Standard First Aid certified.
Please note this position is directly employed by the individual and family. Consequently, the name of the employer is not published for confidentiality reasons. To apply, please send your resume and a detailed cover letter that tells us how you’d excel in this job to [email protected] by June 26th.
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: $22.00-$25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edmonton, AB
