ADULT DAY SERVICE FACILITATOR

Adult Day Program - ABI- Acquired Brain Injury

One (1) Bargaining Unit, Permanent Full-Time Position

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm

Existing Vacancy

Compensation: $25.28/hour - $29.40/hour

About Cota

Cota is an accredited not-for-profit organization that has been providing community-based support to people living with mental health and cognitive challenges for over 50 years. At present, our wide array of services delivers much needed support to over 4,000 people/year who live with mental health challenges, psychogeriatric mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities, dual diagnoses and/or the experience of homelessness. These services include, but are not limited to, case management, supportive housing and adult day program services. A full listing of our services can be viewed on our website at https://cotainspires.ca/

Cota is presently seeking a dynamic and innovative individual to join our amazing team in the capacity of the role outlined within this posting. Followed by our mission to support individuals with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their communities, we strive toward a vision of a supportive, inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. If you feel you have the skills and qualifications to perform the duties of this role while consistently exemplifying Cota’s values Hope, Respect, Dedication, Equity, Accountability, Collaboration and Innovation, we would love to hear from you.

Role Overview

Cota’s Acquired Brain Injury Adult Day Service (ABI ADS) program offers supportive and creative group environments for adults living with an acquired brain injury to engage in meaningful activities, explore strengths, develop new/diverse skills and socialize. ABI Adult Day Service is designed to act as a stepping stone to personal recovery and community inclusion. As such, we encourage participants to define their goals and help shape activities to meet those goals.

About the Team

We require a Facilitator to work as a team member of our Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Adult Day Service “ADS” located in Scarborough. Facilitators collaboratively support daily groups that emphasize opportunities to engage Service Users.

Cota’s ABI Adult Day Service “ADS” provides support to adults with a diagnosed Acquired Brain Injury who are looking to engage in meaningful social interactions, reintegrate within the community, and reduce isolation; we also strive to develop educational material relevant to group and individual interests. We place a great deal of care in developing respectful and collaborative relationships with the people we support.

Using a recovery-based approach, ABI ADS Facilitators work in partnership with service users in support of their recovery goals. It is our intent to provide support in a manner which promotes hope, growth, choice and personal recovery. We help service users select programs which best suits their interests, needs and abilities. The ABI ADS Facilitator provides support, encouragement, counselling, skill development, and feedback to enable service users to realize their goals and to facilitate problem solving.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the flow of referrals, review new referrals and support the intake process
• Administrative tasks, completion of consent forms, risk assessments
• Plan, prepare and coordinate program
• Develop materials and lesson plans
• Develop and implement therapeutic recreation program components for the Adult Day Program
• Develop, instruct and lead program activities to meet the diverse needs of the Clients
• Oversee and monitor programs to ensure they are delivered based on the program criteria
• Build a respectful and collaborative working relationships with colleagues and service users
• Foster a sense of group cooperation and cohesiveness
• Maintain a positive group dynamic
• Encourage peer support and assistance within the groups
• Provide information and link individuals to appropriate professional/clinical services if they require services that we do not provide
• Engage with external partners
• Build and/or maintain self-worth and self-confidence
• Establish new social connections and skills
• Increase personal independence and natural support networks
• Manage challenging behaviours
• Support daily light lunch preparation

Qualifications:

Education:

• A minimum of a Community College Diploma in a field relevant to the target population. Higher level post-secondary education will be considered an asset

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of direct or transferable experience suitable to working effectively with the relevant target population
• Experience working with persons living with acquired brain injury is preferred
• Experience working with marginalized people is preferred

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of community resources relevant to the target population being served and/or demonstrated ability to search for applicable resources/information
• Ability to design and implement group activities and facilitate group meetings
• Good crisis management and dispute resolution skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Basic computer literacy (Word, E-mail, Internet)

Other:

• Flexibility to meet program needs
• Provides field placement opportunities for students in the field of health care
• Social services at participating colleges and universities

Application Details:

Please complete the application below before June 2, 2026 at 4:00pm.

We are committed to fostering a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We recognize lived experience as a valuable form of knowledge and encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of experiences, identities, and perspectives — including those with lived experience of housing insecurity, mental health or substance use recovery, or engagement with community supports. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process upon request.

Benefits:

Upon successful completion of a three-month period of employment, permanent full-time and permanent part-time staff working more than 20 hours per week will be eligible for employer-paid group insurance benefits. These employer-paid benefits will include:

• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Dental care
• Travel assistance
• Vision care

Permanent full-time and permanent part-time staff working more than 20 hours per week are also required to enroll in employee-paid long-term disability coverage.

Additional Information:

Interview Process: Cota may choose to conduct parts/all of the hiring process virtually. Please note that as part of maintaining an agile workforce, all Cota staff may be required to be reasonably reassigned to support the operational needs of our essential services.

Screening Process: Please note that Cota uses AI to screen potential applicants for all roles.

We would like to thank all those that apply; however, due to high volumes of interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you, Cota's HR Department.

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Hope, Respect, Dedication, Equity, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation are key values of Cota. We are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, upholding dignity, and acknowledging each person's individual contributions and potential as an equal-opportunity employer. We uphold the Ontario Human Right Code and strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and others who provide various viewpoints. Cota ensures an accessible hiring process in line with the AODA principles, providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For any accommodation requests, please contact hr_recruitment@cotainspires.ca