Human Resources

The Community Disabilities Services sector supports people with disabilities to be a part of everyday life. We help them experience the joy and fulfillment of being valued and respected members of their neighbourhoods, schools and workplaces. And we make it possible to pursue their dreams and lead lives full of endless opportunities.

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The Work People Do

Jobs in the Community Rehabilitation Profession
Workforce 2010 created six profiles that relate to work in the community rehabilitation profession. Service providers can use these profiles as guides for designing and defining jobs.

82%
  • Community Support Worker
    Provides front-line service.

  • Community Support Practitioner
    Provides service in more complex circumstances and covers a broader range of service options. May have some responsibility for coordinating less experienced workers.
10%
  • Team Leader
    Has front-line supervisory leadership responsibilities for a team of workers, plus direct service responsibilities. A key aspect of this role is training and support of direct service staff.

  • Specialist Consultant
    Provides a resource to direct service providers. Plays a consultant type, rather than a direct service role.

  • Coordinator
    Responsibility for coordinating a set of services or programs within an agency. Work is primarily administrative. Key aspects include development and implementation of process guidelines, service monitoring and evaluation, service delivery coordination and intervention, budget administration and management, funding proposal development, and community liaison.
2%
  • Director
    A senior management role with broader program and service area responsibility. While not at the executive director level, this role has responsibility for involvement in strategic planning, community liaison, and greater scope of responsibility for service planning and funding.
6%
  • Support staff not included in above classifications.

Workshops are being conducted as part of the Workforce 2010 initiative to train service providers in the use of these profiles.