Personal Support Worker

Personal Support Worker

Aspira Kensington Place Retirement Living - North York, Ontario

**Casual evenings and nights with weekend availability**

At Sienna you won’t just fill a position; you will build lasting relationships with residents who call Kensington Place Retirement Living their home. Join us in a role where knowing each resident not just by name, but by story, is not just possible, it is expected. Our purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life We truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity, and respect.

Reporting to an Associate Director of Care, the Personal Support Worker is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents.

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What Sienna Offers:
We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

- A competitive salary and vacation package
- Health & Dental benefits program
- Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
- Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
- A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing:
You will be a welcomed member of the Retirement Living team at Kensington Place Retirement Living, working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives. As a Personal Support Worker, you’ll form a deep understanding of your residents and their living experience. You will build relationships with the residents and their family members, offering a variety of support options and program choices that enrich their daily health and well being. As an individual and part of a wider team, you will be a strong contributor to the culture of the home, where the focus is always on helping residents live fully, every day.

How You’ll Succeed

1. Provide Resident Supervision and Assistance
- support residents with their activities of daily living including eating, dressing, hygiene and grooming as per residents’ individual plans of care

2. Provide Resident Care and Services
- aid residents with respect to their communication and connections by encouraging them to wear individual sensory aids such as glasses, hearing aides, etc.
- with additional prescribed training, administer specific medication to residents under the supervision of a registered health professional
- ensure residents have constant and easy access to mobility or assistive devices such as canes, walkers, call bells, etc.

3. Support Resident Comfort & Well-being
- provide ongoing cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support; as well as oral and dental care
- encourage residents to participate in programs offered by the Resident Experience Team, whether individual or in groups

Who You Are:

- You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully
- You have completed a Personal Support Worker program from an approved college or private institution or you are an Internationally Educated Nurse that has achieved a degree in Nursing
- You are detailed-oriented and proficient in procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatment and can provide bedside care to residents
- You exercise tact and diplomacy in working with seniors, their families and general visitors

What you need to know:

- You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit
- You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check