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Health Care Assistant

1 month ago

North Vancouver, Canada Squamish Nation Full time

**TERM FULL-TIME** POSITION (ONE YEAR)**

**CLOSES: Open Until Filled**
- ** Great opportunity to join the Squamish Nations community**:

- ** Take your career to new heights with a dynamic and progressive First Nations government**

**Who We Are**:
Squamish Nation consists of 23 villages and is comprised of descendants of the Coast Salish Aboriginal people who live in the present-day Greater Vancouver area, Gibson’s Landing, and Squamish River watershed. The Squamish Nation has occupied and governed the territory since beyond recorded history. The Squamish Nation's culture is rich and resilient. We continue to practice our customs and traditions, which are strongly interconnected with our traditional territory. Together with our lands, our customs and traditions are the foundations of who we are as Skwxwú7mesh.
As an organization, we provide support to the greater Squamish Nation Community through service. With 12 departments with individual areas of expertise, we ensure Community Members have access to necessary programs and services.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
Working as an integral part of the Yúustway Health and Wellness Department, this position reports directly to the Senior Home and Community Care Lead, The Health Care Assistant travels to homes where clients require up to 8 hours of personal care. Working from the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm he/she provides clients with care ranging from basic housekeeping to moderately complex medical assistance. The Health Care Assistant requires skills and knowledge sufficient to care for mild conditions up to chronic illness (e.g. diabetes, heart and stroke, arthritis, colostomy). They report to the Senior Home and Community Care Lead and may administer follow-up procedures if trained by a Home Care Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist. A moderate level of physical fitness is required to perform duties (e.g. walking, standing, lifting, kneeling, etc.). This position will be based in either North/West Vancouver with occasional travel to the Squamish Valley; or based in Squamish Valley with occasional travel to North/West Vancouver for coverage or meetings.

**What You Bring**:

- Combination of education and experience.
- Utilizes a client-centered approach.
- Professional, adaptable communication style with strong interpersonal skills.
- High level of emotional intelligence, patience, and integrity.
- Ability to closely adhere to Squamish Nation confidentiality policies, and ability to use discretion with the highest respect for client privacy.
- Ability to take initiative while maintaining boundaries.
- Maintains composure in high-pressure situations.
- Team-oriented with a positive, approachable attitude.
- Demonstrates compassionate culturally safe, relationship-centered care with the client and their family.
- Recognizes and respects the uniqueness, diversity, rights, and concerns of the client and their family. Recognizes and responds to the client's specific needs.
- Demonstrates the ability to observe, document and report within the parameters of their work.
- Organizes and uses time efficiently.
- Recognizes the effect of illness, behaviour, cognitive decline, stress, and disability on client and family relationships.
- Uses knowledge of the basic principles of growth and development, communication, and psychosocial dimensions of human behaviour to provide safe and competent care.
- Uses knowledge of the aging process and related health and chronic conditions to provide safe, competent care.
- Provides individualized, age-appropriate, client-centered care, with a focus on physical, psychological, social, emotional cognitive, cultural, and spiritual support in practice settings.
- Demonstrates an understanding of how the HCAs practice affects the overall quality of care provided to clients in the assigned work setting.

**Starting Salary**: $53,456 - $59,624 annually, plus a comprehensive benefit program.

**Why Work With Us**:
As a dynamic community organization, we understand the importance of employing enthusiastic and talented people to work together. We know that our future strength and growth is very much dependent on our key resources - our people. With a variety of programs and services, we offer career paths that fit many areas of expertise, backgrounds, and interests. Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer excellent training and development opportunities within an environment that values diversity through the respect and appreciation of each person for their individual attributes.

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