Home Support Aide

3 days ago

Windsor, Canada VON Canada Full time

Requisition Details:
Employment Status: Temporary, Part-Time (0.75 FTE)
Program Name: Home Support
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 60
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6-hour day shifts
Union/Bargaining Unit: NSGEU
Anticipated End Date: November 2024
On-Call: No
Locations: Kings County, NS

Looking for a career in health care that provides you with an opportunity to make a difference in your community?

Our Home Support Aides (HSAs) provide homemaking services to clients in homes across Nova Scotia. Our HSAs collaborate with members of the health care team to meet individuals' needs to sustain an optimal level of independence and well-being.

Come for the job, stay for the chance to make a real difference. Join our Home Support Team Today

What we offer:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Travel time and kilometer compensation
  • Comprehensive orientation program
  • Opportunity to use your skills to help people
  • SMART phone provided to keep you connected during work time
  • The opportunity to make a difference in your community
  • Work with an organization that is over 125 years strong

What you'll do:

  • Perform light housekeeping for clients in their home, including cleaning living areas, vacuuming, mopping floors, laundry, dishwashing, and more
  • Plan, prepare and serve meals
  • Provide companionship and develop professional relationships with clients
  • Assist with walking and stabilization
  • Communicate with members of the health team regarding the client's homemaking, physical, and emotional needs to assist with the development of the client care plan
  • Complete environmental risk assessments
  • Maintain focus of client independence, health status, safety, and quality of life

What we need from you:

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required
  • Current CPR and First Aid certification is required
  • Safe Food Handler and WHIMIS certification is required
  • Experience working with seniors and persons with disabilities preferred
  • Experience working for a professional cleaning services organization preferred
  • Customer service experience preferred
  • Experience working with people from different social and economic environments preferred
  • A valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required
  • A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check and Child Abuse Registry Check is required. A Vulnerable Sector Search may also be required
  • Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Willingness to travel within the sites service area

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: fast-paced environment; attention to detail; lift and carry using appropriate lifting techniques; walk, sit, stand, and climb stairs; grip and fine hand movements.

Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its' discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.

Other terms commonly searched for this type of opportunity: House Keeping, Housekeeper, cleaner, cook, companion, homemaking, home care, home helper

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