Please note that you can find information about other opportunities in the Developmental Services field further down on this page, past the Student Placement form.
Student Placements
We are always looking for trained, qualified professionals to join our employment team, including graduates who hold a diploma in the Developmental Services Worker (DSW) or another human services program (for example, Social Services, Social Work, Personal Services Worker, Child & Youth Worker or Early Childhood Education).
We welcome opportunities to help high school, college and university students to meet their educational requirements by doing a placement with Community Living Trent Highlands.
We are looking for students who are:
- Committed to everyone’s right to be a part of the typical and valued life of the community
- Respectful of people living with disabilities / challenges and their families
- Interested in learning about our services, the people we support, our community relationships and the challenges and issues that face people living with developmental disabilities and their families
- Willing and able to work independently and in a team setting
Accepting a student placement depends whether staff is available to provide supervision as well as the learning needs of the student and his or her suitability or ‘fit’ with our organization and mission.
Apply for Student Placement
If you are interested in a student placement with Community Living Trent Highlands please complete and submit our online Student Placement form below. Your completed form will be forwarded to our Student & Volunteer Coordinator who will follow up with you.
(Scroll past the form for more educational opportunities.)
If this form is not accessible to you alternative formats will be provided upon request, within available agency resources. Please contact us at info@clth.ca for more information.
Other Opportunities
Developmental Services Worker Diploma
The Developmental Services Worker diploma prepares you to work in the developmental disability field. There are several colleges in Ontario that offer the program; to view a list, click here.
Post Diploma Opportunities
Unique in Canada, the Post Diploma Degree Completion program in Disability Studies gives adults with a college diploma in the disability field, or with other related post-secondary academic credentials and work, the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts (Disability Studies) from Ryerson University. This degree prepares students for leadership roles in the developmental services field. For more information about the program, click here.
Also be sure to visit the Developmental Disabilities Division at the University of Western Ontario.
Post-Secondary Opportunities for the People We Support
The Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) helps students to learn valuable employment skills through an integrated and supported educational setting and career-related, supervised field placements.
The two-year program is offered to people living with developmental disabilities, brain injuries, mental health issues and other learning challenges. For more information about CICE, including the colleges at which you can take this course of study, please click here.
