Are you a skilled and dedicated Child & Youth Care Worker / Behaviour Support Specialist? Are you looking to join an organization that is dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals with complex and unique needs? Then look no further!
Here at wm+a, you would have the opportunity to join our Associate team of like-minded professionals as an Independent Contractor, who collectively have been committed to providing evidence-based services to the community for over 25 years. Joining our team as an independent contractor allows you the opportunity to coordinate your own schedule based on your availability and area of work as it meets your professional objectives as they align with the needs of those we support. wm+a also offers a variety of professional development and learning opportunities through our alphabeePRO learning platform (i.e. ABA Foundations (formerly RBT 40-hour online training course).
Regions: Brantford and Hamilton
Availability: daytimes, evenings and overnights
Settings: Private Homes and other Community Based Settings
wm+a can offer you:
- Flexibility of work: work options based on your availability and skill sets.
- Team Support: 24-hour access to on-call support when needed.
- Technical infrastructure: online scheduling, data and CRM system.
- Professional development: clinical training opportunities: ABA, OCD, ADHD, ODD, FASD and more!
- ABA Foundations (formerly RBT) 40-hour online training content available to active associates via alphabeePRO: Home - alphabeePRO
- In-house trainings: CPI, SMG, UMAB and ABA.
Responsibilities:
- Providing individualized direct client support to youth experiencing behavioural crisis and who engage in frequent high-risk behaviour and / or have been diagnosed with complex mental health and intellectual / developmental disabilities.
- Work with client in their setting: school; live-in treatment / transitional treatment programs; hospital; family home; the community at large etc.
- Collect and manage data/daily documentation relevant to the clients’ specific needs, programs and goals
- Implementing client specific goals, IEP / BSP; teaching based on principles of ABA and other evidence-based practices.
Qualifications & Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years of full-time strong experience supporting children and youth with complex mental health and intellectual diagnoses in both a community outreach / transitional care program.
- Must have a Community College diploma or University degree in a relevant discipline (CYW, DSW, BA, BST etc)
- Previous knowledge and experience implementing principles of ABA
- Competent with collecting and analyzing data
- Broad Record Check (BRC) required; BRC accepted if within the last 6 months
- Valid Standard First Aid and CPR Level C (must be from a WSIB approved provider)
- Crisis training (CPI, SMG, UMAB); it is mandatory you take CPI crisis training through wm+a.
- must be able to work in environments where animals (cats/dogs) are present
Associate Testimonial:
"wm+a provided me with excellent opportunities to grow as a person and build experience and develop my skills. Through the experience I gained I was accepted to do my MSW from which I recently graduated. If you already have a job, working for wm+a will provide you with flexible opportunities to add to and build on your current knowledge and skills. When I faced challenges, office staff were always around if I needed to debrief. The opportunities for additional training and workshops were very welcome and excellent!" - E.S.
Please visit our website for more information about wm+a: wmanda.com
Technology may be used to assist with managing applications. All candidates are reviewed by a Recruiter, and selection decisions are made by people - not automated systems.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however only candidates who meet the qualifications for this role will be contacted.
Pay: $26.00-$32.00 per hour
Benefits:
Experience:
- Full-time Front Line (supporting complex behaviours): 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
