Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker

“How do you bring kindness to others every day?”

Join us in our journey of kindness – our Kind era – where compassion is our language, and kindness is our legacy. We are committed to nurturing a culture of kindness that flourishes within our team. Our valued team members are the heart of our mission and their well-being directly impacts the lives of those in our care.

Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker (PSW) reports to the Director of Care and provides residents with physical and personal care needs to a high quality standard and with sensitivity. Additionally, the PSW demonstrates commitment to resident safety by providing high-quality care in accordance with the organization's vision and mission.

Wage Rate

The starting wage rate is $24.53/hour.

Vacancy: This is an existing vacancy

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) according to the care plan
• Monitor residents’ well-being and report changes to the RPNs, documents accordingly, and responds to medical emergencies
• Monitors resident safety in accordance with plan of care; implement and follow precautionary and preventatives measures (eg. skin impairment, falls, expressive behaviours) sets out in the care plan.
• Document each task of daily activities and care provided in electronic health records accurately and in a timely manner. Thoroughly documents Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
• Ensure the health and safety of all individuals within the home by following procedures and protocols
• Participates in resident care conference/team meetings and provides information to aid in the development of care plans.
• Displays a sense of spontaneity and ability to change the moment positively for people
• Ensures that personal care items are clean, labeled and accessible to residents.
• Use of Gentle persuasive approach (GPA) when dealing with and managing residents with expressive behaviours
• Must have knowledge of and adhere to practices of safe transfers; safe use of ceiling and other mechanical lifts in accordance with the policies of the Home.
• Maintain a clean, safe and secure environment for residents during provision of care.
• Assists with meal service and nourishment delivery to residents and provides feeding assistance as required.
• Any and all other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

The qualifications needed to join our family are as follows

• PSW Certification from a program that is at least six hundred (600) hours in duration counting both class time and practical experience.
• Registered with Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA) preferred
• Experience in Retirement or long-term care preferred
• Current CPR and First Aid certifications are preferred but not mandatory
• Mentally and physically able to perform duties as assigned
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs
• Individual and teamwork skills
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability to work from the heart and make others smile
• Clear vulnerable sector screening (w/ in last 6 months), recent TB test results (w/ in last 6 months) or Chest X-Ray (w/ in last 1 yr), and two supervisory references required

We appreciate all applicants' interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

• As part of our recruitment process, we may use secure, limited AI tools to assist with administrative tasks such as organizing applications or analyzing role alignment.
• These tools are used solely to support our recruitment team.
• All hiring decisions are made by people.
• We are committed to ensuring our hiring practices are equitable, inclusive, and privacy-conscious.
• Any personal information collected or processed is handled in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Act (PIPEDA) and our internal privacy policies.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs, and the organization will work with the employee to address them.