Autism Support Worker

Job Description

Applicants are welcome (including Indigenous, newcomers/new immigrants, asylum claimants with valid work permits, citizens and permanent residents).
Company Name: Benedict A Santiagu

Address: Cambridge, ON, N1T 0E7
Position Title: Autism Support Worker (NOC 44101)
Number of Vacancies: 01

Job Duties:

• Care for and supervise a nine-year-old child with autism
• Help the child with bathing, dressing and personal hygiene
• Assist and supervise the child while swimming
• Take the child for walks and other physical activities
• Prepare and serve healthy meals and snacks
• Follow the child’s dietary needs
• Play with the child and provide companionship
• Support the child’s daily routine and activities
• Help the child communicate and manage emotions
• Keep the child’s room and play areas clean
• Wash the child’s clothing and bedding
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Report any concerns to the parents

Employment Requirements:
Terms of Employment: Full time, permanent, 30-40 hours/week
Start Date: September 1, 2026
Wage: $22.60/hour
Language of work: English
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Work setting:

• Work in employer’s home
• Person with an intellectual disability
• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. (This is NOT a condition of employment)

Experience and specialization
Target audience

• Children with learning disability
• Children with an intellectual disability
• School age (6-12 years)

Additional information:

Security and safety

·         Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

·         Own vehicle

·         Valid driver’s license

Work conditions and physical capabilities

·         Combination of sitting, standing, walking

·         Repetitive tasks

·         Work under pressure

Personal suitability

·         The ideal candidate must be punctual, dependable, flexible, organized, reliable, patient and honest, with good interpersonal skills, initiative and sound judgment.

JOB CONTACT INFORMATION

·        Email address: benedictsantiagu@yahoo.ca