Direct Support Professional

Cedar Heights is seeking caring, enthusiastic, energetic, and professional individuals to work with children, adolescents, and adults within our homes located in Mono, Orangeville, Tottenham, Markham, Richmond Hill, and Stayner. Cedar Heights offers a dynamic workplace in a rapidly growing organization.

Cedar Heights specializes in working with complex care clients diagnosed with neurodivergence, such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Direct Support Professionals provide individuals with high levels of support and supervision in all areas of daily living including; education, behaviour supports, community involvement and recreation.

The position requires that the candidate be available to work various shifts, including mornings, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays.

On-site/Off-site training is provided. Also made available to all employees are opportunities to participate in various workshops to further develop skills and knowledge on how to better support our clients.

Cedar Heights is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in the selection process.

All new staff members are required to explain how they are a trained person and thereby are qualified to work at Cedar Heights. Please describe how your education, past work/ volunteer experience, your Indigenous status or your current education enrollment are directly related to the position you are applying for within the organization.

The Direct Support Professional provides on-site, client-centered programming. Staff are responsible for assisting the residents in the participation of Life Skills Training, Personal and Self-Help Training, Arts & Crafts, Recreation and Leisure, as well as Educational Programs in various subject areas, all with the goal of promoting self-efficacy, autonomy and self-esteem for the residents. Community integration is also a focus of the program.

Direct Support Professionals are responsible for creating and implementing therapeutic, purposeful programming with an emphasis on life skills and personal development, as well as client advocacy, both within and outside the agency. Direct Support Professionals need to be familiar with and adhere to the organization's core values and mission statement, and must participate in the agency's training and workshops. The Overnight (awake) Direct Support Professional provides hygiene support and daily living support for all residents. The position entails cleaning, food preparation, room safety checks, and some clerical duties (ie, filing).

This job posting is not inclusive of all duties and tasks that may be asked of the employee. The Duties and Responsibilities of the Direct Support Professional may be changed from time to time, and the Direct Support Professional may be required to perform other duties as assigned by the Direct Support Supervisor, Program Supervisors, Program Manager and/or the Directors. The employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the agency.

Please include your resume as well as a cover letter outlining your accomplishments and indicating why you would be suitable for this position. We thank all candidates applying; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please check your email inbox regularly (spam and junk too) for interview invitations. Candidates may also be contacted via telephone.