Posting Date: December 2024
As a Personal Support Worker, you will make an impact on the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential at Carefor Health and Community Services.
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.
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. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.
At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice. See more about working with Carefor.
For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.
Job Description
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What You Will Do:
- 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.
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Qualifications
- 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 , 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
- Are capable of making a commitment of at least 15 hours/week
- Are flexible to accommodate day shifts from 7:00 am-3:00 pm or evening shifts from 3:00 pm-11:00 pm and commit to shifts every second weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). To support planning, we will always make your schedule available two weeks in advance.
- See the possibilities in others and can support them to reach their full potential
- Are comfortable using technology, such as a smartphone, for communication and work purposes
- 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
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What We Have to 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)
- Premiums for evening and weekend shifts
- Pay in lieu of benefits and vacation
- Paid Travel and time
- Paid 3-day orientation
- Paid professional development and training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Smartphone
- All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Flexible work schedules
- Convenience to work in an area that is close to your home
- 24/7 on-call Supervisors’ support
- Opportunities for growth
Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.