Personal Care Attendant

2 weeks ago

ChathamKent, Canada March of Dimes Canada Full time

Personal Care Attendant - Part Time/ OutreachAttendant Services Program/
**Supportive Housing Chatham

  • Kent**
    Looking for steady, meaningful work?
Join our Community Support Services team at March of Dimes Canada. Provide daily care and support to people with disabilities and seniors in your community.


Many people need help to live in their homes - help with getting up in the morning, transferring from the bed to a chair, bathing, toileting, eating, dressing.

That's where you come in.

As a member of our Community Support Services team, you will provide care and connection to people with disabilities and seniors in their individual or shared-living homes.

Because of you, people in your community will live a better-quality life, with dignity. It's a job to be proud of.

Why join March of Dimes Canada?

  • Deeply satisfying work
  • Steady employment with one of the most respected agencies in Canada o Fulltime and parttime jobs
  • A stable and supportive team of proud workers, many who have been with us for years
  • Successful employee training program
  • Competitive benefits package (including health and dental benefits for parttime staff after one year of employment and who work a minimum number of hours)
  • Pension plan (optional for parttime staff who work a minimum number of hours)
  • Paid sick time
  • Vacation time (vacation pay for parttime staff, including the option to bank time for a onetime payout)
  • Best practices protecting health and safety
  • Excellent safety record with COVID1
  • Scheduling allows for work/life balance
  • Culturally diverse workplace

Who is March of Dimes Canada?


From our humble beginnings in 1951 as a group of mothers going door-to-door collecting dimes in support of polio research, March of Dimes Canada has grown into a national, multi-service not-for-profit organization.

We work for people with disabilities and seniors, helping them with daily living, rehabilitation, and employment.

What does the Community Support Services team do?


Our Community Support Services team, which is primarily funded by governments, provides essential services that enable people to live as independently as possible.


Whether the disability is physical, cognitive or the result of brain injury or aging, our team of 1,600 employees assists people in their homes and communities, helping them gain a greater level of functioning and connection with others.

Over the past year, the number of people we serve rose to more than 6,100 people.

This Opportunity
We are currently looking to fill 3 **Part Time

  • Personal Care Attendant roles known internally as Support Service Attendant **in our Outreach Attendant Services Program in Chatham
  • Kent.
Flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Starting wage is $17.34 with paid travel time and mileage.

This position is eligible for the $3.00 per hour temporary wage enhancement from the Ontario government for hours spent directly supporting clients.


Duties include the following:

  • Assists consumers in their own homes with nonmedical activities of daily living in accordance with individual service plans and with March of Dimes Canada policies and procedures:
  • Personal care
  • Lifts and Transfers
  • Rising/retiring
  • Bowel and bladder procedures
  • Meal preparation and feeding
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Other light housekeeping duties
  • Performs duties in a professional manner, which respects the dignity and right to privacy and maintains consumer and staff health and safety.
March of Dimes Canada provides 24-hour attendant care to its clients. Support Services
Attendants work a variety of shifts (i.e., weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays) that vary between locations.

Background / Qualifications:

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High School graduate or equivalent:

  • Current Standard First Aid and CPR certification or willingness to obtain
  • Experience working with individuals with physical disabilities, older adults, or as an informal caregiver considered an asset but not required
  • Good interpersonal, communication, and problemsolving skills
  • Physical Demands Self Analysis Required upon hire
  • Ability to work flexible and regularly scheduled hours
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Valid driver's license and reliable transportation REQUIRED

If you are interested in transforming the quality of life for people with disabilities and seniors, please submit your resume in confidence to:Natashia Partridge,

March of Dimes Canada has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.

All employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by receiving all required doses of a vaccine approved by Health Canada at least 14 days prior to the commencement of their employment, or as otherwise recommended by public health authorities.

We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or on the basis of any other protected ground, as required under applicable human rights legislation _.

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