Guest Attendant

Guest Attendant

Aspira Red Oak Retirement Living (Kanata)

In this role, you'll do more than just fill a position; you'll forge enduring connections with the individuals who consider Aspira Red Oak their home. This role offers the opportunity to provide heartfelt care to our residents through your Guest Attendant duties. Every day, you'll have the chance to enhance your skills and deepen your understanding of both your colleagues and the residents you serve. Come be part of a team where knowing each resident by their story, not just their name, is not only achievable, it's expected. Our mission is to foster joy in everyday life We hold a deep conviction that serving Canada’s seniors is a privilege, ensuring they enjoy lives marked by comfort, dignity, and respect.

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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
- RRSP with employer match
- 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 team at Red Oak, working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives. As a Guest Attendant, 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:

- Answering all resident call bells and door alarms promptly and provides courteous service.
- Ensures that residents own personal grooming is appropriate and uniform/dress is clean, tidy and according to dress code;
- Assist with transporting residents to and from their rooms, recreational activities, health office and dining room as required

3. Support Resident Comfort & Well-being:

- Provide ongoing cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support; as well as oral and dental care
- Completing laundry and housekeeping duties as outlined by assignments.

Who You Are:

- You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully
- You are detailed-oriented and have and have strong customer service skills and ability to effectively communicate with residents and staff.
- 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
- All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Criminal Records Check. Applicable to British Columbia applicants.

Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.