Personal Support Worker

**Job description**

**Access Healthcare Services Inc.** is currently looking for full time/part time _Personal Support Workers (PSW)_ to service clients in our community.

**What we are offering**:

- **$500 sign-on bonus**:

- **$100 referral bonus (Refer you friends)**:

- Salary: $24.00-$26.25 per hour (based on hours of community PSW experience)
- Additional $0.5/hour evening and weekend premium
- Paid mileage
- Paid training and education
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
- Evening and Weekend Hourly Premium

**What you will do**:

- Assist clients with bathing (partial, complete, tub, or shower)
- Assist clients with oral hygiene, hair care, dressing, and all activities of daily living
- Assist clients with ambulation, transferring, and positioning in bed or chair
- Assist with physio exercises, ROM, etc. as per therapist’s care plan
- Assist clients with feeding and light meal preparation
- Perform light housekeeping duties as per service plan
- Make/change clients bedding as required
- Assist clients with toileting or incontinence care
- Assist and/or remind client to take medication (Do not administer medication)
- Report any changes in health condition, or safety risks to immediate supervisor
- Perform delegated tasks, specific to each client; delegated by nurse or immediate supervisor

**What you need**:

- PSW-DSW Certificate or a successful first year nursing completion
- Proof of Covid Vaccination
- Vehicle required with Valid Driver’s License
- Step 2 TB Test and 1 Step less than 1 year old
- Vulnerable Sector Police Check (less than 3 months old)
- Must be available to work every second weekend
- Must be available for 20 hours per week minimum

**The skills and qualities we are looking for**:

- Kind and compassionate approach to care
- Flexible & reliable
- Comfortable traveling to client’s home
- Strong communication skills in English (verbal & written)
- Bilingual (an asset)
- Willingness to drive & travel
- Use of an insured reliable vehicle
- Ability to provide holistic, client centered care
- Ability to work independently and part of a team
- Cultural education and experience
- Able to stand, bend, squat, kneel and reach freely; able to freely lift up to 35 pounds;
- Ability to travel up to 45 minutes if needed
- Available for Evenings and every seconds weekend.
- **This is a flexible work environment which is based on your availability.**_

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

**Salary**: $24.00-$26.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Commuter benefits
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Application question(s):

- Are you able to work every second weekend?
- This is a community PSW position, therefor this position will require you to travel to and from client homes to complete care. Is this something you are willing and able to do?
- Do you have a valid drivers license and vehicle?
- Were you referred to Access Healthcare by a current employee? If so please input the name of the employee below.

License/Certification:

- Personal Support Worker Or Developmental Support Certificate (required)
- Do you have a valid CPR Certification (required)

Work Location: In person

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

**Salary**: $24.00-$26.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Signing bonus

Application question(s):

- Are you willing to drive up to 45 minutes between clients?
- Are you willing to work every second weekend?
- If you were referred by an Access Healthcare employee please input their name below

Licence/Certification:

- PSW Certificate or DSW Certificate (preferred)
- 1 year of Nursing School Completed (preferred)
- CPR Certification (preferred)

Work Location: On the road