Adult Protective Service Worker - Short Term Stabilization (Social Services)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $28.46-$32.16 per hour

Adult Protective Service Worker Short Term Stabilization

Internal / External #497-2025-26

Full-Time, 35 hours / week, Contract Until October 19, 2026

LOCATION : Orillia, with responsibility throughout Simcoe County

REASON FOR RECRUITMENT : Temporary Replacement

UNIONIZED POSITION : OPSEU Local 355

COMPENSATION : $28.46 -$32.16 per hour and $51,794-$58,537 annually

ABOUT CATULPA COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES / WHO ARE WE?

Catulpa Community Support Services is a FOCUS-accredited social services agency providing community supports to children, youth, adults, and families with special or unique needs.

In 2023 Catulpa celebrated our 50th anniversary and we continue to lead and evolve. We are proud to be a uniquely positioned case management agency with a life-spanning spectrum of programs and services.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Catulpa acknowledges that it is situated on the traditional land of the Anishinaabe people. The Anishinaabeg include the Ojibwe, Odawa and Pottawatomi Nations, collectively known as the 3 Fires Confederacy. It should be noted that the Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Nations have also walked on this territory over time.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The Adult Protective Service Worker supports adults with a developmental disability who are living on their own in the community, to strengthen their capacity to manage and acquire the skills that necessary for daily living, helps them to enhance their support networks and their awareness of community-based resources and government-funded services. The Adult Protective Service Worker, with the consent and direction of the individual, provides assistance with planning and accessing support based on the individualized needs and goal of the person supported.

STATEMENT OF MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Adults and their Families seeking support from APSW :

• To provide short-term (up to 90 days) assistance to individuals who request service from the Adult Protective Service Worker program, for stabilization and assessment of their longer-term needs (if any)
• To establish and maintain a positive rapport and professional relationship with eachclient
• To assist individuals (and their families) to identify their priorities using a strength-based approach
• To advocate for the rights of individuals to participate meaningfully in their community
• To provide service co-ordination / case management by :

assisting to access community services and resources

To facilitate groups (such as peer support, relationships, social skills)

2. Community :

3. Agency :

WHAT WE OFFER :

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education and Experience Level

Knowledge and Skills

Valid drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle.

Date of Posting : February 9, 2026

If you are interested in this position, please apply by February 17, by 4 : 00pm by uploading your resume via the BambooHR link provided below :

At Catulpa, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is a Strategic pillar. We are committed to building EDI through a continuous improvement approach. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage all qualified candidates to apply including racialized individuals, those living with disability and other members of employment equity groups included within the Ontario Human Rights Code. Where needed, accommodations for disabilities will be made availableupon request. Only those applicants selected for an interviewwill be contacted. Artificial intelligence is not used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.