Personal Support Worker-fpsh

**Personal Support Worker**

**Number of Openings**:

- 1_

**Division**:
Community Support Services

**Full/Part Time/Casual**:
Casual

**Program**:
First Place Supportive Housing

**Regular/Temporary**:
Regular

**Location**:
Hamilton

**Union**:
SEIU

**Hours of Work**:

- Various_

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St. Joseph’s Home Care promotes healing and independence for individuals and their families in their homes and/or alternative settings on a visiting basis. Personal Support Workers enhance the quality or life of their clients by providing quality and compassionate care in the form of home management and personal care assistance. The work of a Personal Support Worker significantly assists in enabling individuals to continue living in their homes.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Performs skills and routine activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living as per standards set out in PSW certification (or equivalent), following care plans for all assigned clients as per SJHC policies. Provides input to program manager or health care professional.
- Functions independently in the community and provides quality care for clients and families in their homes.
- Is accountable for own decisions and actions, within the PSW scope of practice, providing quality client care
- Works in a collaborative manner with others; shares expertise and draws on the expertise of others to make effective decisions. Promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively which is clear, concise and accurate, reporting appropriate client information, progress, concerns and risk within the client’s interdisciplinary team to promote quality, client focused care.
- Documents and reports client information according to SJHC policy.
- Assesses clients’ safety status, including physical environment and advocates on client’s behalf to ensure client’s safety is maintained.
- Works with team members to ensure even distribution of work & that client needs are met in a timely fashion.
- Shares information appropriately, accurately and clearly. Ensures that client information is treated with confidentiality.
- Experience working in a community setting is preferred

**CORE COMPETENCIES**:

- Regularly demonstrates our mission, vision and values
- Ability to work cooperatively with others; sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others
- Actively promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment
- Proactively contributes to initiatives, supporting and encouraging positive change
- Ability to demonstrate effective decision making
- Good communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set
- Positive and professional, with a “can do” attitude
- Willingness to regularly go the extra mile and actively support co-workers
- Ability to follow direction and listen to instruction
- Proven ability to be detailed oriented

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- PSW Certificate. Registration with the PSW Registry is an asset.
- C.P.R. & First Aid.
- Original and current (within six months) Police Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening
- Efficient and effective time management skills.
- Commitment to the values of Dignity, Respect, Service, Justice, Responsibility and Enquiry.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be bondable.

St. Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. To request any accommodations in the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let the hiring manager know prior to interviewing. Should you wish to conduct your interview in the French language, please contact our head office location to make arrangements prior to interviewing.

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