Casual Personal Support Worker - Cornwall, Canada - Carefor Health & Community Services
Description
This position requires travel in Cornwall and surrounding area.
The Opportunity - Personal Support Worker
Are you a PSW, DSW, Foreign-Trained Nurse/Doctor, Student Nurse, or Paramedics who is willing to make an impact in the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential? If so, Carefor Health & Community Services is the place for you.
At Carefor we are in ongoing need of Personal Support Workers to support our clients in their homes and in retirement settings.
You will be providing them with care and support so they can stay at their own homes longer and more safely.
You will make an impact in the following ways:
- Assist in the activities of daily living including eating, dressing, transferring, grooming, and bathing
- Provide laundering of clothes and linens
- Provide light cleaning
- Provide respite care
- Provide light meal preparation
- Provide cognitive, social, and compassionate support
- Document reports for clients on their plan of care and any changes in the behaviour of daily routines
- Other related duties and tasks as assigned by the Supervisor in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety legislation, regulations, and Carefor policies and procedures.
We are looking for individuals who:
- see the possibilities in others and can support them to reach their full potential
- communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
- have strong interpersonal and customer focus skills
- have physical fitness sufficient to perform tasks that are necessary for the position, e.g. lifting/transferring clients
- are compassionate, empathetic, and creative
- have a desire to advocate for others and impact their community
You will need to have:
- Ontario Certified Personal Support Worker Certificate and/or National Association of Career Colleges (NAC) Certificate, or Certificate in Home Support Worker (Level II, III), or Developmental Service Worker program, Health Care Aide, Foreign-Trained BScN or Doctor, Paramedic Graduate, BScN Nursing Student, or second year RPN student.
- Clear Vulnerable Sector check (obtained within previous six months)
- Up to date immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, rubella, and hepatitis
- Negative tuberculosis test
- Experience with Palliative Care is considered an asset
- First Aid CPR is considered an asset
Vehicle is required
What can we offer you:
- Competitive wages (in addition to the Provincial government $3/hr. wage enhancement)
- Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Paid Travel and time
- Paid 3day orientation
- Paid professional development and training
- Paid education bursaries
- Employee Assistance Program
- Smartphone
- All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 24/7 oncall Supervisors' support
- Opportunities for growth
- FT and PT opportunities
- A collaborative, diverse and inclusive team culture
About us:
Carefor is Eastern Ontario's largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County.
INHP
Job Types:
Permanent, Casual
Salary:
From $19.67 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cornwall, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Will you be able to travel between retirements homes in Cornwall and surrounding areas (e.g. driving distance is around 30 minutes)
Licence/Certification:
- Personal Support Worker Certification or equivalency (required)
Work Location:
In person
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