About the Role
Plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates programs to help clients adjust, cope with illness, build confidence, and maintain independence, in consultation with the Program Manager.
Responsibilities
- Designs, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates programs to enable clients to cope with illnesses, promoting and regaining client's confidence, self-worth and maintaining and maximizing independence.
- Coaches, develops, and promotes an engaged, dynamic team. Contributes to the evaluation of staff's performance.
- Works closely with client, worker, physician and caregiver in assessing eligibility for service and ensuring appropriate design of care plan and ongoing monitoring of plan.
- Ensures provision of personal care and administration of medication in accordance with the legislation.
- Assists in the development of program budget and implements effective expenditure control system for the Program.
- Provides timely and professional supportive counselling, information and education to clients and caregivers.
- Ensures implementation of risk management policy and safe and hygienic environment for clients and staff.
- Coordinates the optimal deployment of volunteers for the program and provides effective guidance, training and support to the volunteers.
- Develops and updates policies and procedures for the program in consultation with the Manager.
- Ensures efficient and responsible use of resources and maintains accurate record of fees and expenditures.
- Maintains up to date and accurate files, records and statistics on the program.
- Builds up and maintains an up to date resource library of relevant educational material.
- Keeps up-to-date with developments and best practices in the field.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in a relevant health or social services discipline or equivalent.
- Regulated health professional an asset.
- Minimum 2 years experience in social services.
- Supervisory experience an asset.
- Previous experience working with the geriatric population an asset.
- Recent CPR certification (completed within one year from date of hire).
- Sound computer application knowledge.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative to independently problem solve using sound judgement.
- Recent satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Screen result.
- Ability to communicate in English and Chinese.
- Successful applicants must provide a recent satisfactory vulnerable sector police reference check and medical clearance certificate.
Skills
- Customer service
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Computer application knowledge
- Communication (English and Chinese)
Experience Level
- Minimum 2 years experience in social services
Education Level
- Bachelor degree in a relevant health or social services discipline or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $34.28 - $40.32
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Multi-employer pension plan
- Professional development opportunities
- Ongoing learning and development
- Employee education assistance program
- Award winning corporate culture
- Safe, inclusive and supportive work environment
About the Company
- Our people are our greatest strength and the core of our success. We invest in our employees' wellbeing and support their ongoing learning and development.
- Yee Hong is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.
Equal Opportunity
- Yee Hong is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the bona-fide requirements for the open position. If contacted for this employment opportunity, please advise if you require any accommodation.
