Personal Support Worker - Toronto, Canada - Just Like Family Home Care
Description
Urgently hiring a PSW in the Midtown Area in Toronto to provide 1:1 care with our clients.
You will be assisting our clients to maintain their quality of life within their own home and live as independently as possible.
Being a 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, 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 or Personal Support Worker) 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
- Access to a mobile phone with Data Plan
- Ability to download scheduling app on mobile device with access to it during shift
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation.
- Flexible hours
- 24/7 support. Our Care Coordinators are here to help you, whenever you need it.
- Holiday pay at 1.5x.
- Ongoing training.
- New employee and client referral bonuses (qualifying).
- Competitive pay for relevant certifications
Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Casual
Salary:
From $18.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Please provide your
POSTAL CODE
Experience:
- PSW: 1 year (required)
Language:
- Italian (required)
Work Location:
One location
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