A Career with Supported Lifestyles
There are a variety of ways to get into the field. Relevant education is preferred and sometimes
essential, and experience may be considered. Some of the most common fields of education that we
consider include:
- Disability Studies
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Human Services
- Educational Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Sociaology (with and emphasis on psychology)
- Child and Youth Studies
- Criminology
Employees with relevant degrees or diplomas and who demonstrate a passion for the field have
many opportunities at Supported Lifestyles which can follow a variety of career paths.
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Client Support Positions: |
Employees work directly with individuals in their home or community to support them to have
meaningful lives. Client support positions are available in our Career, Residential, and Respite
services, as well as supportive roommates.
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| Supervisory Positions: |
There are different types of roles for supervisors depending on the area and position.
Frontline supervisors many split their day between working with the individuals we support,
and managing administrative and supervisory tasks. Office supervisors typically manage
caseloads.
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| Coordinator Positions: |
Coordinator positions are responsible for the day to day operations of a service area. Some of
our coordinator positions include: Quality Assurance Coordinator, Complex Disability
Administration Coordinator, Career Support Coordinators, Respite Coordinator, Support Home
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| Specialty Positions: |
Supported Lifestyles also has a variety of specialized positions in different services
areas throughout the company. Some of the positions offered are:
- Outreach Consultants: Work with Calgary Region Service Providers to provide assessments, develop behavioural or mental health support approaches, and training.
- Staff Training Facilitator: develops and facilitates training in support approaches for individuals with complex disabilities.
- Career Counselor: Facilitates and coordinate individual’s career plans.
- Occupational Therapist: Enable people with limitations or impairments to participate in everyday life. They do assessments and consultations, enhance client function, and collaborate and cooperate with other providers to ensure a continuum of service.
- Recruitment Specialist: Provides support to service areas in recruiting, screening and hiring applicants.
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What We Offer
Working for Supported Lifestyles has a variety of benefits to fit different lifestyles. Employees
of Supported Lifestyles enjoy the following benefits:
- The opportunity to make a difference in someone's life.
- A variety of hours and shifts available
- Training and development opportunities.
- Competitive compensatian.
- Caring and supportive environment.
- Challenging and interesting work.
- Opportunities close to home.
- Opportunites for career growth.
- Meaningful and rewarding work.
- And more!
Testimonial:
Why I Love Working at Supported Lifestyles
In 1994, I started working relief as a front-line staff in one of our residential models while
I was attending the Community Rehabilitation Services Program at Mount Royal College.
The Residential Director was a wonderful mentor in helping me understand services from
an Agency perspective, the families of the individuals I was working with helped me understand
the family perspective and the individuals taught me the most. Supported Lifestyles’ offered
me a collaborative teaching and practicum experience and was as invested as I was in learning.
Supported Lifestyles offered me new positions so I could work with a wide range of individuals
and disabling conditions e.g. medically fragile, mental health, dual diagnosis, and behavioural issues.
When I graduated, I was successful in becoming a home supervisor and Supported Lifestyles
offered me the opportunity to play that role in three vastly different homes – I was on my way to
a well rounded overview of the supports we provide and the individuals and families with whom we
work.
I moved on to work as a Residential Supervisor and when it was time for some brand new
challenges I didn’t have far to go – The Agency expanded services to Children’s Respite, I was
privileged to work as a Relief Specialist Supervisor providing services to children with
disabilities and their families. I later moved into the Coordinator position in the newly
established division of Brain Injury Services.
One of the things I’ve most enjoyed is the opportunity for learning, skill enhancement
and training that Supported Lifestyles offers. As part of my job(s) I’ve learned Crisis
Prevention and Intervention, Supervision Skills, Medication Administration, Positive Approaches,
Sign Language and much, much more. Also one of the reasons I’ve stayed for so long is about the
excellent mentorship that I’ve received. They have worked with me to set goals for my own career
aspirations and helped me identify and pursue those avenues of growth. I’ve had opportunities to
devise and implement workshops and training opportunities, participate in development of staff
development, and pursue proposals.
- Michele Brooks, Brain Injury Services Coordinator
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