Canadian Deafblind Association

                                                    Ontario Chapter

*Formerly Canadian Deafblind and Rubella Association (Ontario Chapter) Inc.*

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 What is an intervenor?

    expectations of an Intervenor

        This position follows CDBA's principles and philosophy of Intervention to providing on-going Intervention

        to consumers who are deafblind in their home and community environments.

    Main Responsibilities

    •    Provide a level of Intervention that ensures the consumer is successful in all aspects of daily living skills

          including personal hygiene, meal preparation, house cleaning, etc.

    •    Record dispensed medications and maintain medical records.

    •    Provide input as a team member into developing goals and objectives of the consumer's program plan, and

          provide feedback on consumer progress.

    •    Adhere to all health and safety requirements and make recommendations on areas requiring change.

    •    Follow established procedures and protocols to ensure documents and records are completed and

          maintained.

    Qualifications

        Essential

• High school graduation, plus some post-secondary education.

• Demonstrated awareness of verbal and non-verbal communication.

• Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of others.

• Promotes a sense of self-worth in others.

• Understanding of health and safety.

• Ability to quickly learn new techniques, processes, etc.

• Accepts responsibility for his/her role in a team.

• Ability to work independently.

• Demonstrated integrity and ethical behaviour.

        Desirable

• Graduation in a college diploma or certificate or university degree with courses related to Intervention.

• Experience with a variety of communication techniques specific to the needs of the deafblind.

• Knowledge of the Intervention and deafblind field.

        Other

• Able to work overtime at short notice in an emergency situation.

• May work in a variety of settings including the client's home.

• Availability and flexibility to work a variety of shifts.

    CDBA Ontario Chapter has year-round adult programs that require both full and part-time Intervenors, as well as

    the Summer Experience Program in which families of children who are deafblind hire summer students to work

    one-on-one with their children.

    *Please note that CDBA Ontario Chapter is not responsible for hiring Summer Experience Workers; we simply

      receive resumes of students interested in working on this program, and then provide families who have

      applied a list of resumes from their local area.*

    If you would like more information on Intervenor training or a career as an Intervenor, please feel free to contact

    either our office directly or Betty Jean Reid, Program Coordinator for the Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons

    Program, George Brown College at the following address:

    George Brown College

    St. James Campus

    200 King Street East

    Toronto, Ontario

    Canada  

   
    To contact the George Brown School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies

    call 416-415-500, ext 2185

    To contact the Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons Program Coordinator

    call Betty Jean Reid at 416-4151-5000, ext 2357

    or e-mail at bjreid@georgebrown.ca