Therapeutic Respite Worker - 27 Brant Specialized Services

What We Do
Woodview Mental Health & Autism Services offers a broad spectrum of services for children, youth and their families facing mental health challenges. We work in direct partnership with children, youth and their families as well as with schools and social service agencies to ensure families are receiving the support they need, when and where they need it.

“We are committed to providing individualized, client-centred services and supports based on our values of accountability, respecting others, working together, leading, innovation and learning and our commitment to staff”.

Woodview goes above and beyond to engage individuals and families by providing high quality mental health and autism services and supports that inspires hope and strengthens lives.

Employees receive:

• A meaningful job that inspires hope and strengthens lives
• A positive culture and supportive environment that offers flexibility
• A commitment to wellness in the workplace as well as ongoing professional development and training opportunities.

The Role

The Therapeutic Respite Worker provides goal-focused, therapeutic respite support to children and youth (0–18) with mental health and/or neurodevelopmental needs. Services are delivered in homes and community settings and are designed to strengthen skills, support families, and prevent family breakdown or out-of-home placements.

Key Responsibilities (May Include but are not limited to):

• Direct support: Deliver 1:1 and group-based respite sessions using structured, meaningful activities that support social skills, emotion regulation, coping, and life skills
• Plan implementation: Follow and implement treatment, safety, and behaviour plans; use positive behaviour supports and sound judgment in-home and in the community
• Family support: Communicate with caregivers, model strategies, provide in-the-moment feedback, and respond to family needs in a strengths-based way
• Documentation & admin: Complete contact notes within 24 hours, incident reports as needed, and other required administrative tasks (e.g., payroll/mileage, EMHware entries as assigned)
• Collaboration & safety: Participate in team communication/debriefing, collaborate with partners as required (with consent), and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment
• Transportation: Provide transportation for sessions and group programming as required

Qualifications:

• Diploma or enrolment in Child & Youth Worker, Social Service Worker, Developmental Support Worker, Autism & Behavioural Science, or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children and youth with mental health or behavioural needs
• Strong communication, judgment, and ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• Current First Aid & CPR
• Police Vulnerable Sector Check required (renewed every 3 years, with annual offence declarations, per legislation)

Assets:

• NVCI, ASIST, DBT, CBT, or ABA experience
• Second language proficiency

Additional Information

• Flexible scheduling including evenings and weekends
• Work is performed in client homes and community settings
• This role requires a commitment of at least 20 hours per week; shifts will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with the possibility of additional hours/days.

We thank all candidates but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Woodview welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including individuals within employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and indigenous persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code.

Woodview is committed to employment equity and diversity and a positive and supportive environment.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with tasks such as application sorting, scheduling, and identifying relevant experience. Hiring decisions are made by people, and we regularly review our processes to support fairness and reduce bias.