Continuing Care Assistant

6 days ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Laurel's Lake Residence Inc. Full time
Laurel's Lake Residence Inc. is seeking 4 Continuing Care Assistants (CCA) specialized in providing care in a private home setting located in

Nova Scotia:
Halifax Regional Municipality

Position:
Permanent, full time and overtime as needed

Salary:
$ $18.00 per hour for minimum of 30 hours per week

Location:
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Education:
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent an asset
Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year related experience

Language:
Speak, Read, Write - English

Responsibilities and essential job functions:
Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

  • The job demands are to provide care for elderly clients as required ensuring the comfort and safety of clients are met to the greatest possible extent; care must be within the scope of practice of a Continuing Care Assistant.
  • Care requirements: assisting or providing complete personal care, assisting/providing with the activities of daily living, supporting physical and emotional wellbeing, meal preparation, assistance with feeding, light housekeeping and laundering of clients' personal clothes and linens.
  • Observe client conditions and report unusual events or changes in condition.
  • Understand and implements infection prevention practices.
  • Maintain client records and documentation as required.
  • The CCA must also effectively communicate and engage clients in a variety of activities within their environment.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client and corporate information and discuss same only with appropriate Laurel's Lake Residence Inc. personnel.
  • Clients at times require escort to appointments and hospital thus staff must be flexible with reassignment to same.
  • Job requires strong physical fitness and individuals must be able to lift up to fifty pounds.

Summary of Qualifications:

  • Previous related work experience in a similar position or life experience in which similar duties were completed.
  • First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate
  • CCA Certification an asset
  • Criminal Record Check, vulnerable sector check.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and problem solving abilities
  • Highly responsible & reliable
  • Ability to work under pressure with a combination of sitting, standing, walking; bending, crouching, and kneeling
  • Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
  • Ability to focus attention on clients' needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
  • Ability to work daytime, evenings,nights, weekends, and holidays as required

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$16.00-$18.00 per hour

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Work Location:
In person

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