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Communication, Community, Lifelong Learning & Personal Care Assistant (Davenport/Dupont)
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Have you read the book or seen the movie, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"? I speak with a communication device and by blinking to indicate my choices. I am looking for someone who is willing to be trained as my:
Communication, Community and Lifelong Learning Facilitator and Personal Care Assistant
Available part-time work Saturdays, frequently one evening and some Sundays; 10-20 hours per week
Minimum one-year commitment is essential
Extensive training will be provided for you to assist with :
• All elements of my personal care
• Assistance with my augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
• Literacy and life-long learning
• Range of motion exercises and other physiotherapy routines
• Emails and getting together with friends
• Interviews and writing
• Artistic endeavors
• Volunteer work
• Public presentations about AAC, inclusion and human rights
The ideal candidate is: creative and fun-loving; warm, caring, thoughtful and communicative; emotionally attuned; patient, gentle and empathic; dedicated and loyal; confident, respectful and responsible; a self-starter willing to pitch in; well organized with good time management skills; focused and detail-oriented; physically fit; open to homeopathic and naturopathic approaches; willing to use unscented products; able to remain calm and supportive during epileptic seizures; able to speak and write with clarity; able to work independently and on a team; committed to social justice, inclusion and the environment; a non-smoker living in a non-smoking household.
Previous experience supporting people with exceptionalities and familiarity with person-centred planning, social role valorization and the empowerment model are welcome assets, but not required.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is a student or at the beginning of their career in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), education, writing, music, dance, visual arts, inclusion, speech language pathology, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
Interested candidates please send a cover letter and your resume to: Kerr Wattie and Gail Fisher-Taylor at fishtayl@sympatico.ca.
Thank you for your interest. We will only be able to contact short-listed candidates.
Communication, Community and Lifelong Learning Facilitator and Personal Care Assistant
Available part-time work Saturdays, frequently one evening and some Sundays; 10-20 hours per week
Minimum one-year commitment is essential
Extensive training will be provided for you to assist with :
• All elements of my personal care
• Assistance with my augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
• Literacy and life-long learning
• Range of motion exercises and other physiotherapy routines
• Emails and getting together with friends
• Interviews and writing
• Artistic endeavors
• Volunteer work
• Public presentations about AAC, inclusion and human rights
The ideal candidate is: creative and fun-loving; warm, caring, thoughtful and communicative; emotionally attuned; patient, gentle and empathic; dedicated and loyal; confident, respectful and responsible; a self-starter willing to pitch in; well organized with good time management skills; focused and detail-oriented; physically fit; open to homeopathic and naturopathic approaches; willing to use unscented products; able to remain calm and supportive during epileptic seizures; able to speak and write with clarity; able to work independently and on a team; committed to social justice, inclusion and the environment; a non-smoker living in a non-smoking household.
Previous experience supporting people with exceptionalities and familiarity with person-centred planning, social role valorization and the empowerment model are welcome assets, but not required.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is a student or at the beginning of their career in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), education, writing, music, dance, visual arts, inclusion, speech language pathology, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
Interested candidates please send a cover letter and your resume to: Kerr Wattie and Gail Fisher-Taylor at fishtayl@sympatico.ca.
Thank you for your interest. We will only be able to contact short-listed candidates.
Published at 26-10-2011
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