Behavioural Supports Ontario Worker / Dementia Resource Consultant

Status: Full-time, Permanent, 35 hours per week, occasional evening and weekend work required.
Location: St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH), & hybrid work – some work in Middlesex (London) office and hybrid work from home. Some limited travel to our Elgin (St. Thomas) & Oxford (Woodstock) offices required.
Closing date: When filled.

Under the direction of the Manager of Community Clinical Services, the incumbent will work with persons living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia (ADOD), including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), or other memory complaints who are presenting with responsive behaviours in the community of London-Middlesex.

The successful candidate will also serve as the initial point of contact for St Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) Emergency Department (ED) and Ontario Health at Home staff and people living with dementia and their care partners who enter STEGH ED. These individuals may become clients of Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners (AlzSWP), including persons living with dementia and/or care partners.

Board Opportunities

The AlzSWP is an equal opportunity governance Board committed to building a culture focused on health equity, inclusion, and diversity. We are seeking individuals who can offer direct or indirect diversity of lived experience (e.g., class, race, or gender inequality) and a passion for community support services working as a non-for-profit organization. We want members to speak from their own lived experience to collectively provide varied perspective to the Board and committee discussions.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteering is a great way to give back and help those living with dementia and their care partners.