As a Personal Support Worker, you will provide personal care, homemaking and related duties to community clients.
What You'll Do:
You will be entrusted with a wide range of responsibilities, including:
· Providing personal care to clients in a community setting including assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, incontinence care, feeding, medication management etc.
· Performing light homemaking and other related duties in the clients’ unit
· Reporting client behavioural changes, physical and safety hazards, task changes or other sources of concern.
What We're Looking For:
To thrive in this exciting role, we seek candidates with:
· Working towards or completed Personal Support Worker Diploma or certificate with relevant experience
· Proven experience working in a community setting for one year or more
· Good written and verbal language skills in English
· Knowledge and experience working with seniors, frail elderly, chronically ill, cognitively impaired, and/or disabled individuals
· Open availability
· CPR/ First Aid Certification
· Second language is an asset
Working Conditions:
· Interacts with client, family members, staff, visitors and other care providers
· May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including exposure to the AIDS and hepatitis B and C viruses.
Shifts Available:
Wednesday to Sunday – 2 PM-9 PM (6)
Benefits:
Full time positions are eligible for vacation, paid-sick days, as well as health and RRSP benefits.
Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Reconnect, all new hires must have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada prior to their start date and will be required to show proof. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon Reconnect's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
To request an accommodation in the application process, contact us by phone at (416) 899-7894.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.