Job category: Part Time

Job Summary: Bellwoods provides pre-booked personal support services for individuals with physical disabilities living in the community. These services can be provided in the client’s home, place of employment, and/or educational institution, where clients are pursuing a degree, diploma or certificate. Bellwoods provides personal support services to people 16 years of age and older, living in their homes, who have a permanent physical disability and require assistance with their activities of daily living. Services are available throughout the Toronto Area, between the hours of 6:00 am and 12:00 midnight for up to 3 hours per day in the community and 24/7 in our supportive housing locations, and on a pre-scheduled visitation basis.

Location: Midtown Community

Duties/Responsibilities: Our community support services are client-directed and our SSW’s assist clients to carry out their activities of daily living as outlined in an individual support service agreement and individual service plan. Our SSWs provide services such as:

  • personal grooming and hygiene
  • rising and retiring
  • positioning and transferring
  • dressing and undressing
  • eating
  • toileting
  • light meal preparation

 Skills/Qualifications :

  • Completed Personal Support Worker certificate required.
  • Eligible candidates must be able to work non-traditional hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.
  • Related work experience, within the community, with adults with physical disabilities an asset
  • Good oral and written communication skills are essential
  • Demonstrated capability to fulfill the physical demands and time availability requirements of the position
  • All applicants must be available to work weekends.

Bellwoods is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices for applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA). Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Job Summary: Bellwoods provides pre-booked personal support services for individuals with physical disabilities living in the community. These services can be provided in the client’s home, place of employment, and/or educational institution, where clients are pursuing a degree, diploma or certificate. Bellwoods provides personal support services to people 16 years of age and older, living in their homes, who have a permanent physical disability and require assistance with their activities of daily living. Services are available throughout the Toronto Area, between the hours of 6:00 am and 12:00 midnight for up to 3 hours per day in the community and 24/7 in our supportive housing locations, and on a pre-scheduled visitation basis.

Location: Downtown Toronto Community

Duties/Responsibilities: Our community support services are client-directed and our SSW’s assist clients to carry out their activities of daily living as outlined in an individual support service agreement and individual service plan. Our SSWs provide services such as:

  • personal grooming and hygiene
  • rising and retiring
  • positioning and transferring
  • dressing and undressing
  • eating
  • toileting
  • light meal preparation

 Skills/Qualifications :

  • Completed Personal Support Worker certificate required.
  • Eligible candidates must be able to work non-traditional hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.
  • Related work experience, within the community, with adults with physical disabilities an asset
  • Good oral and written communication skills are essential
  • Demonstrated capability to fulfill the physical demands and time availability requirements of the position
  • All applicants must be available to work weekends.

Bellwoods is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices for applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA). Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Status:                       Part Time, Contract

Weekly Hours:           24 hours/ week

End of Contract:       March 31, 2022

Union:                        Not Applicable

Location:                    300 Shaw St, Toronto.

Schedule:                   24 Hours per week. Monday to Friday

 Department:               Transition & Special Projects

Supervisor:                Director, Transition & Special Projects

The successful candidate will join an already established multidisciplinary team focused on transitioning clients from homelessness, hospital/reintegration care units with no discharge destination or precarious/temporary housing to permanent, sustainable housing options, while also providing them with the tools to maintain that housing (budgeting, relationship building) and work on stabilizing health, improving social connections and helping them focus on other goals such as volunteerism, education and/or employment.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast paced, team-oriented environment that requires creative problem solving and a dedication and focus on client success through optimization of housing and independent living skills. Based out of our Shaw Street RCU/supportive housing (SH) site and reporting directly to the Director, Transition and Special Projects, the Housing Worker will be responsible for facilitating the finding and securing of appropriate housing opportunities for HLS program participants.  To achieve these, the position involves:

  • Working with the successful program candidates and their support network on developing a client specific action plan for searching for and securing sustainable housing in the city of Toronto and surrounding area.
  • Under the direction of the HLS Community Coordinator carrying out activities directly with clients to support the achievement of their housing goals. This includes completing referrals and connect clients to supports that that empower them to move beyond vulnerability and marginalization into sustainable, long-term living situations that support the client’s ability to be self-sufficient in the community.
  • Developing a strong working relationship and evolving a network/resource list with housing community partners including: housing support agencies; landlords; boarding home providers; support agencies; supportive housing programs; ODSP; etc.
  • May include a strong advocacy role with landlords on behalf of clients.
  • Clear and accurate documentation of all activities in the client chart.
  • Performing administrative duties such as preparation of reports, committee participation and providing input into policy and procedure development.
  • Participation in program development including updating and evaluating of tools (forms, computer programs) that facilitate the work, as appropriate

Requirements:

  • Bachelor degree or diploma in social services or related field
  • Two (2) years of direct experience in providing housing help and/or information and referral services in the housing field
  • Strong communication skills including advocacy and negotiation required.
  • Experience with developing a therapeutic relationship, and an ability to come to
    agreement with clients on goals/priorities while respecting their autonomy is an asset
  • Experience working with homeless/street involved individuals, psychiatric survivors, tenants, and landlords.
  • Excellent understanding of Harm Reduction, Housing First, and Social Determinants of Health models.
  • Creative and willing to explore unique solutions to meet diverse client needs
  • Experience with person-directed planning, goal development and implementation of goal directed plans is required.
  • Experience and demonstrated knowledge of working with diverse communities is required.
  • Knowledge of resources for vulnerable, homeless, and low-income singles and families.
  • Knowledge of issues and barriers faced by vulnerable, homeless, and low-income singles and families with demonstrated problem solving and facilitation to create teams around individuals
  • Excellent administrative, documentation, and computer skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team, multitask and set priorities
  • Ability to travel to multiple work/assessment sites is essential

This position offers a rewarding challenge for a qualified, highly motivated individual to more fully develop and broaden their skills and scope of responsibilities within a leading community health provider organization whose vision is a “future where barriers do not exist”.

Bellwoods is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices for applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA). Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Union:                                   SEIU local Canada 1

Location:                              5 Deauville Lane, Toronto, ON

Hours:                                   10 hours per week (1 hour booking)

Schedule:                             Monday to Friday between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Reports to:                           Supervisor, Support Services for Deauville Place Housing Hub

Duties:    Providing housekeeping to clients in one hour bookings that include, but are not limited to:

  • Bathroom areas including, but not limited to, cleaning of toilets, bathtubs, shower stalls.
  • Cleaning of all floors, carpets, windows, walls, doors, closets, cupboards, ceilings, light fixtures.
  • Kitchen area including refrigerators, ovens, stove tops, microwaves, and other appliances.
  • Vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, mopping and garbage disposal.

Qualifications:    Housekeeping/homemaking or related work experience for adults with physical disabilities.  Demonstrated understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives consistent with client programs and activities of daily living support services.  Good oral and written communication skills are essential.  Ability to work in a professional and pleasant manner is essential. Demonstrated capability to fulfill the physical demands and availability requirements of the position.

Bellwoods is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices for applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA). Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Job Title:                               After Hours Coverage Coordinator

Status:                                   Part-Time

 Union:                                    Not Applicable

Location:                               Remote

Minimum Hours:                20 Hours per week

Schedule:                               Rotating Schedule

          • M-F 6:00 am to 8:30 am
          • M-F 4:30 pm to 12:00 am
          • Sat-Sun 6:00 am – 3:00 pm
          • Sat-Sun 3:00pm -12:00 am

Department:                         Scheduling

Supervisor:                            Manager, Service Excellence

Duties:

  • Ensure that calls from staff related to coverage request changes due to illness or other unplanned circumstances are addressed, with replacement coverage sourced and secured with minimal disruption to scheduled client support services;
  • Respond to scheduling inquiries from clients;
  • Ensure that all vacancies in the service schedule are filled in a timely manner;
  • Primary liaison with purchase of service agencies as may be required;
  • Escalate emergency related calls, as required, to the on call Supervisor;
  • Maintain the scheduling software and related booking availability data in an accurate and timely manner based on the needs of clients and staff.

Requirements:         

  • Completion of post secondary or equivalent education in relevant social service, administrative or business applications is required;
  • Previous data entry experience along with a good working knowledge of computer software such as, but not limited to, Word & Excel is essential;
  • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail as well as the ability to take initiative required;
  • The ability to communicate effectively and establish rapport with staff and a wide variety of clients is essential;
  • Previous experience working with adults with physical disabilities ideally within the community setting is preferred;
  • Previous scheduling experience an asset.

This is a great opportunity for a qualified, highly motivated individual looking to broaden their scope of responsibilities and more fully utilize their skills in a management role within a leading healthcare sector organization.

Bellwoods is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices for applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA). Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.