Position Available: Complex Needs Support Worker for Child with Complex Medical Needs
Location: South-Central Edmonton
Company: Elysian Ventures
Elysian Ventures is seeking a compassionate and experienced Complex Needs Support Worker to provide respite care for a medically complex 17-month-old child in a home in South-Central Edmonton. The child has global developmental delay (developmental age of 3-4 months) and requires assistance with all daily activities, including feeding, bathing, diaper changes, and medical care. He is NG-tube fed, has epilepsy, and requires regular medication and seizure management, including suctioning and the use of a bag-valve mask during seizures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Medical Care: Administer regular and rescue medications, assist with suctioning, monitor for seizures, and provide general care as needed.
- Daily Living Support: Assist with NG-tube feeding, bathing, diaper changes, and bedtime routines.
- Community Outings: Accompany the family on outings, such as to the grocery store, church, and swimming. The ability to support the child in public settings is essential.
- General Supervision: Ensure safety, monitor health, and provide comfort and attention throughout the day.
- Documentation: Complete necessary documentation during shifts.
Ideal Candidate:
- Experience: with complex medical needs.
- Qualities: Energetic, kind, compassionate, and loving, with a genuine passion for caring for a child with significant medical needs.
- Medical Training: Current First Aid Level C or BLS CPR certification. Experience with NG-tube feeding and seizure management is preferred.
- Vaccinations: Due to the child's immunocompromised condition, up-to-date immunizations, including Covid-19 vaccinations, are required.
- Safety Protocols: Must adhere to strict health and safety guidelines, including staying home when sick, wearing a mask on outings, and refraining from smoking or vaping around the home.
- Language: Fluency in both spoken and written English is required.
Schedule & Compensation:
- Flexible Hours: Ideally a mix of weekdays and weekends, with varying hours.
- Duration: Long-term (1 year), with potential for extension.
Location:
South-central Edmonton. Preference will be given to local applicants, but we are open to considering applicants from outside the area. Please note that transportation to the location is not provided.
If you are a loving, energetic caregiver with experience working with children with medical needs and want to make a meaningful impact in a child's life, we would love to hear from you.
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $20.75 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 30 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Experience:
- working with complex medical needs: 2 years (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Class 5 Driver's License (preferred)
Location:
- Edmonton, AB (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
- 50% (preferred)
Work Location: In person
