Personal Support Worker

**Community Support Services - Support Service Attendants - Thessalon, Northeast ON** **You’ll feel great about a career with March of Dimes Canada**

At March of Dimes Canada, **our collective work matters**. As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.

Our Community Support Services (CSS) team provides essential services that enable our clients to thrive. Whether their disability is physical, the result of brain injury, or aging, our more than 2,000 team members assist clients in their homes and across communities, to live as independently as possible.

**The opportunity**

Known internally as Support Service Attendants, we have one (1) PT opportunity in our Northeast Region in Thessalon.
- **Flexible schedule**: Includes mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- **Hours**: This position is between 5-20 hours per week.

**Responsibilities**
- Assist consumers in their own homes with non-medical activities of daily living in accordance with individual service plans and with March of Dimes Canada policies and procedures:

- Personal care
- Lifts and Transfers
- Rising/retiring
- Bowel and bladder procedures
- Meal preparation and feeding
- Range of motion exercises
- Other light housekeeping duties
- Perform duties in a professional manner, which respects the dignity and right to privacy and maintains consumer and staff health and safety.

**Qualifications and experience**
- Grade 12 Diploma is a requirement and/or a PSW certificate
- Current Standard First Aid and CPR certification or the ability to obtain within 3 months of employment
- Experience working with individuals with physical disabilities, experience/knowledge/understanding of Independent Living or Client Based Care
- Knowledge of and abilities in transferring, lifting, bowel and bladder routines and other attendant care duties
- Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills including de-escalation techniques
- Physical Demands Self Analysis Required upon hire
- Professionalism in dealing with team members and other service providers
- Experience with mental health and behaviour management skills is an asset
- Ability to speak, read and write English
- Ability to work flexible and regularly scheduled hours, including weekends and evenings
- **Driver's license and reliable means of transportation is a requirement of the position to travel to and from clients homes.**

**Important details**

March of Dimes Canada provides 24-hour attendant care to its clients. Support Services Attendants work a variety of shifts (i.e., weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays) that vary between locations.

**How to apply**

Please submit your resume by November 30, 2024**.**

**Questions about working at March of Dimes Canada?**

Whether starting or advancing your career with us, you’ll feel great knowing that you’re:

- Contributing to our important mission**:creating real change for people with disabilities**:

- Joining a **leading national charity** with a history of impact and a future full of possibility
- Enjoying **industry-leading employment incentives and benefits**:

- Supported in your **professional growth, development, and success**:

- Included in our **empathetic and supportive work culture**

Learn more about why we’re a great employer at **marchofdimes.ca/careers.**

**We value the health & safety of our employees**

MODC is committed to ensuring a healthy and safe work environment. We encourage all current and prospective employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations and booster doses as recommended by Public Health. This reflects our dedication to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

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**Our Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) approach**

MODC is dedicated to building and advancing an inclusive and welcoming culture. It’s also why we’re focused on attracting, retaining, and supporting diverse people. Thanks to our progressive practices, team members of all abilities and backgrounds are encouraged to access the opportunities and supports they need to grow, thrive, and succeed. Our READI approach is rooted in our shared belief that championing equity and empowering ability starts by investing in our team members— and in our shared culture — so that we all feel included, safe, and confident at work every single day.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From $22.52 per hour

Work Location: In person