Hca/support Worker - Errington, Canada - Just Like Family Home Care

Just Like Family Home Care

Verified Company

Errington, Canada

4 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Personal Caregivers

Health Care Aide / Personal Support Worker

Just Like Family Home
Care -
Mid-Vancouver Island

Parksville, Lantzville, Nanoose Bay, Qualicum Beach, Bowser, Deep Bay/Fanny Bay, Errington, Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet and surrounding areas
- is looking for passionate and caring Personal Caregivers to join our amazing team and provide 1:1 care. You will be assisting our clients to maintain their quality of life within their own home and live as independently as possible. We try to match our caregivers with our senior clients based on personality, cultural background and interests. This usually creates an excellent working environment for caregivers and trusted support for our seniors. If you are compassionate and caring, Just Like Family is the right fit for you. At Just Like Family, we treat our clients as though they are a part of our family.

At Just Like Family, we hold ourselves to the highest standard of Care.

We aim to be the best and we aim to deliver the best care possible to our clients, this is how we set ourselves apart from other homecare companies.

Being a HCA or PSW is key to helping seniors maintain quality of life wherever they call home.

We offer you the flexibility to build a schedule on your terms with different days and times of work available to make the perfect schedule that best fits your lifestyle needs.

As a PSW/HCA, you help clients with everyday tasks such as personal care, transportation, meal preparation, and light housework. Help us improve the life of our client's by creating a safe, pleasant, and healthy environment.

At our company, we have a strong culture of communication, compassion, and commitment and are confident you will enjoy being part of our team.

Job Types:

Full
Time, Part-Time, Permanent
Flexible times, day and evening, weekdays and weekend shifts available
Availability within your chosen geographic location of choice

Education and Experience:

1-year senior caregiving experience required.

Completion of formal accredited caregiver training program (PSW/Personal Support Worker, or HCA/Health Care Aide) and/or a combination of equivalent education and experience needed.

Dementia care and palliative care experience is an asset. Work Authorization required.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Assist our clients with personal care and activities of daily living. Help our clients maintain a quality of life in the home they have grown to love. Provide companionship, personal care, activities to promote cognitive exercises, light housekeeping and basic cooking are required.

Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
Perform healthcarerelated tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of care plan
Participate in evaluating the client's needs and plan for continuing services.
Providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
Plan, shop for, or prepare nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.
Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.
Train family members to provide bedside care.

Work Activities included but not limited to

Providing personal assistance, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or clients.
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in electronic form
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

You will love this role if:

You have the ability to recognize safety issues and follow safe work practices
Possess a compassionate and flexible nature, and a clientcentered approach to caregiving
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Good judgement, problem solving and assessment abilities
You enjoy making a difference in your community
You are a person who provides exceptional care

Technology Skills