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Job Location | Toronto |
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Job Type | Contract |
DATE: February 14th, 2024LOCATION: Toronto, ON – BSS @RCMCOMPENSATION: $48,766 - $50,006 Annually Prorated CONTRACT DURATION: Ending October 1, 2024LOFT Community Services is a unique and dynamic charitable organization that supports people living with complicated issues such as mental and physical health challenges, substance use challenges, poverty and homelessness. Serving approximately 19,633 annually and providing 1,861 units of supportive housing last year, LOFT is one of Ontario’s largest mental health service providers of its kind. LOFT is also recognized as a Nonprofit Employer of Choice™ Award (NEOC) recipient. To help fulfill its mission, LOFT is hiring a Behavioural Personal Support Worker.Job SummaryThe Behavioural Personal Support Worker is part of a team that provides direct care, education and support to seniors who are demonstrating responsive behaviours that may be associated with various types of dementia, delirium, mental health, addictions or other neurological conditions who are ALC or at risk of becoming ALC in the acute care setting of the geographical areas of Ontario Health Central or Ontario Health Toronto. The PSW provides expertise and assistance with personal care and assistance with activities of daily living for persons served within the program with behavioural challenges. Working with Psychogeriatric Case Manager, the PSW will enhance the quality of life for individuals with responsive behaviours in hospital. The PSW is part of a team that provides behavioural support services to individual persons served, transitional management between health care providers and ongoing training for persons served, family, caregivers and clinicians. Note:Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.Frequent travel will be required using own vehicle.The Behaviour Support Transition Resource Team (BSTR) provides direct care, education and support to older adults and their care partners, who are demonstrating responsive behaviours/personal expressions that may be associated with various types of dementia, mental health, substance useor other neurological conditions who are designated ALC or at-risk of becoming ALC in hospital settings.The team works within hospitals in Toronto, York Region and South Simcoe and completes a comprehensive behaviour support assessment and creates a person-centered Behavioural Support Plan.Transition support is provided to those individuals who are being discharged from hospital to their next care destination.Serving over 700 individuals per year, the Behaviour Support Transition Resource Team plays a key role in supporting hospital staff in the management of responsive behaviours/personal expressions.What You Will Do