Personal Support Worker

4 days ago

Toronto, Canada Senior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto Full time

**About SPRINT Senior Care**:
SPRINT Senior Care began caring for seniors and enabling seniors to care for themselves in 1983. We continue to do so today as an accredited, not-for-profit community support service agency in Toronto by offering a wide range of practical and low-cost services to seniors and their caregivers. Our services help seniors stay safe, connected, and live as independently as possible. They also prevent premature or inappropriate institutionalization.

**Position Type**:Casual

Eligible for a Government of Ontario PSW Wage Enhancement of $3.00/hr.

**Job Summary**: Provide competent care to residents with their activities of daily living, including: personal care, monitoring and assisting with medication, household management, with the purpose to assist and encourage residents to live independently as long as possible; report and document any changes in resident health status, and undertake necessary steps to ensure resident’s safety and well-being.

**Responsibilities**: The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

- Assist the residents in all activities of daily living, encouraging and involving them to do as much as possible for themselves.
- Provide assistance with eating, mobility, lifts/transferring/ positioning/turning, toileting, bladder and bowel routines, exercising and essential communication.
- Follow requirements with regard to undertaking controlled acts.
- Provide personal hygiene services including washing/bathing/ showering/bed bath, dressing and undressing, assistance with grooming, mouth care, hair care, preventative skin care, and routine hand/foot care.
- Housekeeping including laundry, cleaning bathroom and kitchen, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, etc.
- Provide bedside care and monitoring.
- Medication monitoring and assistance - follow medication procedures to assist clients with medications.
- Create opportunities and participate with staff and residents in appropriate leisure/recreational activities as per resident’s choice, functional skills and emotional needs.
- Maintain accurate and timely reporting and documentation.
- Escort resident to locations outside of residence as required.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of resident care plans.
- Perform tasks and duties as assigned by the Supervisor and Manager.

**Qualifications**:

- Personal Support Worker (PSW) Certificate/Diploma, or equivalent, and meets provincial requirements.
- Must be able to meet physical demands of the role, including ability to assist clients with lifts/transfers, standing, walking, sitting and repositioning.
- Must maintain a positive attitude, and the ability to prioritize client needs.
- Experience working with clients with cognitive impairment and/or dementia, and experience working with and appropriately responding to clients who exhibit high intensity responsive behaviors.
- Demonstrated ability to interact positively with residents, families and co-workers.
- Effective interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills.
- First Aid/CPR is an asset.

Work remotely
- No

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $18.22-$20.62 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Personal Support Workers: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

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