Health Care Assistant

Job description

We are seeking compassionate, trustworthy, and flexible individuals to join our team as **Health Care Assistants** at Evergreen Seniors Home. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, person-centered care and fostering an environment where both residents and staff thrive. If you're someone who holds a high standard for care, values communication and teamwork, and wants to make a real difference in the lives of others, we want to hear from you

**Why Evergreen?** At Evergreen, we believe in putting our residents first—whether it's providing a bath in the afternoon, serving a fried egg sandwich at 3 AM, or letting someone sleep in without worrying about missing breakfast. Our focus is always on maximizing our time with residents, creating meaningful moments, and ensuring their needs and preferences are met.

This approach may be different from other environments where downtime is common, but here, every moment is an opportunity to support our residents and provide them with the best care possible.

**The Right Fit** We’re looking for individuals who are:

- **Compassionate**: You understand the importance of empathy in care giving.
- **Trustworthy**: Residents and staff can rely on you.
- **Flexible and Thoughtful**: You can adapt to different shifts and care needs while always being considerate of our residents' dignity and comfort.
- **Curious and Engaged**: You’re eager to participate in care planning and contribute to the continued excellence of our facility.

**Your Role as a Health Care Assistant** In this role, you'll work closely with our care team, providing essential care and support to our residents. Responsibilities include:

- Assisting with personal care tasks like bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Making beds, cleaning rooms, and ensuring residents' living spaces are tidy.
- Performing laundry duties.
- Helping with meal preparation and serving, keeping residents' individual dietary needs in mind.
- Providing companionship and engaging in activities to promote socialization and mental well-being.
- Supporting rehabilitation programs and collaborating with other team members to ensure the well-being and safety of our residents.

**The Evergreen Culture** Our care model focuses on **person-centered scheduling**, offering flexibility with shifts to meet the needs of both our residents and staff. We offer a variety of shift options to accommodate your preferences:
**The Evergreen Culture**
Our care model focuses on person-centered scheduling, offering flexibility with shifts to meet the needs of both our residents and staff. We offer a variety of shift options to accommodate your preferences:
At Evergreen, we are flexible with scheduling—whether you prefer rotating shifts, set days, or 4-hour, 6-hour, 8-hour, 10-hour, or 12-hour shifts, we work to accommodate your needs while ensuring fairness for everyone.

**Compensation and Benefits**
- Starting wage of **$29.83** per hour. Full time and Part time available.
- Minimal overtime availability as we prioritize a balanced staffing model.
- **Benefits**: Dental, Extended Health Care, RRSP match, and Vision Care.

**Qualifications**:

- A compassionate and caring nature with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Physical ability to assist residents and perform job-related tasks.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays.
- Willingness to undergo on-the-job training.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $29.83 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person