Resident Attendant

Chartwell Harwood Retirement Residence
240 Old Harwood Avenue, Ajax, Ontario L1T 0N2
- Part-Time
- Ref: 11206-11-137239
- February 24, 2023

**At Chartwell, we’re all about Making People’s Lives Better for our residents, their families, and our employees. Join an exceptional group of diverse, caring, and passionate people who are inspired to make a difference in their own lives and are dedicated to delivering an experience that is personalized, memorable and feels like home for more than 30,000 residents across the country.**

The Resident Attendant shall provide personal care and other services to residents in a safe efficient manner, according to the policies and procedures of the retirement residence.

**The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to**:

- Providing personal care, housekeeping, and laundry services for seniors in a retirement residence setting;
- Provides services and interacts with guests and family members in a professional manner;
- Assists and attends to special needs of the residents as required;
- Provides food preparation, dining room service, busing and dishwashing services in accordance with established work routines;
- Maintains work and storage areas in a clean, safe and sanitary manner;
- Provides personal laundry services for residents in accordance with established work routines;
- Operates and cleans equipment, furniture and cleans and maintains all areas related to residents as per work routines;
- Provides medications according to the home’s policies and procedures for medication administration.
- Previous experience in providing laundry, food or personal care;
- Successful completion of secondary school or equivalent;
- Preferred post secondary education in related care fields of PSW/HCA/ DSW certification;
- Must be able to read and communicate effectively and follow written and verbal instructions;
- Demonstrated empathy and understanding of the needs of seniors;
- Effective interpersonal relationship and conflict resolution skills.

Chartwell’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity is a commitment to hire people whose skills and abilities contribute the most to the success of the organization and who reflect the communities in which we live and work.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.