DementiAbility Lead

**Unionville Home Society (UHS)** **Location:** 4300 Highway 7 Unionville, ON L3R 1L8 **Job Title: DementAbility Lead** **Schedule:** Fixed Schedule, 12:00pm-8:00pm Alternate weekends **Position:** Full-Time, Permanent **Hourly Rate:** $25.00-$35.00 per hour, depending on skills and experience **Start Date: TBD** **Non-Union** **About UHS** Unionville Home Society (UHS) is a not-for-profit charitable organization located in Unionville that has provided leadership in service to seniors since 1967. Unionville Home Society and its affiliate corporations operate a long-term care home, seniors’ housing, a seniors’ active living center, an adult day program, and geriatric outreach services. Our mission is to engage our communities through a continuum of services that enhance the experience of aging. For our staff, the UHS experience is based on our 5 pillars of connecting communities, advancing quality and innovation, caring genuinely and passionately, respecting each person, and serving with integrity and commitment. **Position** Reporting to the Director of Care, the DementiAbility Lead provides functional support to the Behavioural Support Coordinator in delivering resident care and education related to responsive behaviours. The role is responsible for implementing and supporting DementiAbility programming and training, providing Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) coaching, and promoting evidence-informed techniques and strategies to enhance care for residents experiencing responsive behaviours. **Essential Job Functions:** · Maintain and update behaviours tracking forms; update behavioural sections of Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and Mini Data Set (MDS) care plan. · Participate in care conferences for all behavioral residents · Coach staff on behavioural care plan for residents; monitors and evaluates care provided · Assist in leading/participate in development of behavioural care plan; lead implementation of care plan recommendations. · Participate in Quality Assurance (QA) activities including audits, inspections and meetings · Document daily activities related to the position · Facilitate DementiAbility programming, training, and education · Participate in workplace investigations where resident behaviours are involved and there is demonstrated need for additional employee education and/or training · Participate in behavioural assessments with the registered team member lead · Implement and document specific behavioural interventions as outlined in behavioural care plan · Offer functional support to the Behavioural Support Coordinator · Provide cognitive, social, emotional support to residents · Encourages residents and offer simple measures to minimize responsive behaviours as per the care plan · Implement safety measures for the residents living with cognitive impairment · Recognize and reports safety hazards · Observes and respects residents’ rights, dignity, and privacy **Qualifications** **Required