Personal Support Worker

3 weeks ago


Cornwall, Canada Carefor Health & Community Services Full time

**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.

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.

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.

Our staff love working in home care because it lets them use a wide scope of practice while creating real impact and connection. And as our staff say, “If you want to work in home care, Carefor is the best agency to work for, by far.” See more about working with Carefor.

**The Opportunity - Personal Support Worker**

Are you a PSW, DSW, Foreign-Trained Nurse/Doctor, Student Nurse, or Paramedics who is willing to make an impact in the lives of others and feel valued, respected, listened to, and empowered to live up to your potential? If so, Carefor Health & Community Services is the place for you.

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.

**You will make an impact in the following ways**:

- 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.

**We are looking for individuals who**:

- See the possibilities in others and can support them to reach their full potential
- Can access zoom for a video interview
- 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

**You will need to have**:

- 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 or Doctor, 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
- Must have a current valid driver’s license and own vehicle insurance policy
- Experience with Palliative Care is considered an asset
- First Aid CPR is considered an asset

**What can we 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)
- Paid 3-day orientation
- Paid professional development and training
- Paid education bursaries
- Employee Assistance Program
- Smartphone
- All necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 24/7 on-call Supervisors’ support
- Opportunities for growth
- A collaborative, diverse and inclusive team culture

**À propos de nous**

Carefor est le plus grand organisme sans but lucratif de services de soins à domicile et de soutien communautaire de l'Est de l'Ontario, avec plus de 1 600 employés opérant dans les comtés de l'Est, d'Ottawa et de Pembroke -Renfrew. Anciennement l’Ordre des infirmières de Victoria, Carefor offre des services à Ottawa depuis plus de 123 ans.

Chez Carefor, on sait que notre travail compte et on est fiers de l'impact qu'on a sur la vie des gens. Notre équipe de professionnels offre des soins à nos clients et à leurs familles en mettant l'accent sur la personne dans sa globalité. En travaillant à la maison et dans la communauté, notre équipe a le temps de se connecter et d'apporter de vrais changements qui enrichissent la vie et donnent des choix.

Pour notre personnel, nous sommes fier



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