Personal Support Worker

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The Personal Support Workers - Park Assisted Living (PSW-PA) enhance the quality of life of SJHC clients by providing quality and compassionate care in the form of personal care assistance, medication reminders, physical support and home keeping assistance. PSW-PA assists in enabling individuals to continue living independently, within the Park Street apartment location as well as in their homes within the surrounding community, in a safe and healthy manner. Park Assisted Living clients are considered High Risk Seniors as per the LHIN’s Assisted Living High Risk Seniors Policy (2011) and typically require physical care services at a greater frequency or intensity than standard home care, but without the level of care required by long term care facilities. Park Assisted Living clients generally have a higher degree of independence and integration in community life, and are over the age of 60.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assisting clients with daily personal care activities, in keeping with their individual care plan: bathing, dressing/undressing, personal hair care, shaving, mouth care etc.
- Answers clients care related cell phone calls in a timely manner, and in keeping with hands free driving regulations
- Answers client on-call requests within 15 minutes, or contacts a co-worker for assistance when restricted by schedule constraints
- Assisting clients with daily housekeeping activities, in keeping with their individual care plan: light housekeeping, laundry services and light meal preparation.
- Observes and records client information/comments/issues/behaviours/changes in the program Communication Book
- Encouraging clients to direct and/or participate in their own care
- Assisting clients with general mobility needs (walking, movement, positioning etc.) in and around their living space
- Encouraging participation in 155 Park St. social and/or recreational activities
- Assisting with basic range of motion exercises where required by the care plan
- Demonstrating sensitivity and respect to clients who may be experiencing physical health challenges
- Providing emotional and social support to both clients and their family members
- Demonstrating a positive attitude and approach towards clients as unique individuals
- Medication reminders
- Follows daily client care schedules as determined by the program Manager
- Reports critical client care information/issues to the program Manager or Supervisor right away
- Understands and follows individual client care plans, seeks clarification from Managers where care plan in unclear
- Participating in team/group meetings
- Other duties as requested or required

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
- Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to everyday problems
- Solid team based approach to every day work activities
- 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
- Ability to follow direction and listen to instruction
- Proven ability to be detailed oriented
- Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards
- Participating in both internal and external training requirements
- Participating in quality improvement initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS:

- PSW Certificate from an accredited training institution, required
- Valid driver’s licence and access to reliable vehicle, required
- 1-3 years PSW experience, preferred
- Member of the PSW Registry, preferred (may be required under some contracts)
- Current First Aid and/or CPR Certificate, preferred
- Training in gentle persuasive/non-violent crisis prevention, an asset
- Training and previous work experience in Medication Reminders, preferred
- Previous experience working in an Assisted Living program, an asset

Reference Job Posting SEIU 22-50

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: From $17.87 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Overtime pay

Application question(s):

- Are you fully COVID 19 vaccinated? (2 doses) or Medically exempted?

Licence/Certification:

- PSW Certificate (required)
- Drivers license and reliable vehicle (preferred)