Personal Support Worker

**Job Description**:
**Personal Support Worker**

**Health Services, Long Term Care**

**Status and Hours of Work: 1 Regular Part Time, 16 hours weekly, OVERNIGHT 11pm-7am**

**-Working Days: Week 1 - Friday and Tuesday Week 2 - Saturday and Sunday**

**Salary Range: $31.60-33.36** per hour (plus 15% in lieu of benefits and Vacation)

**Work mode: Onsite**

**Location: Malton Village - 7075 Rexwood Rd, Mississauga ON L4T 4M1**

**Who we are**:
**Care. Compassion. Love. Respect.**

The Long-Term Care Division requires staff to provide person-centered care to our residents and families following the Butterfly Model of Care. This will ensure high levels of emotional wellbeing and a better quality of life for those living in our homes. Staff are to have emotional intelligence ability to deliver person-centered care in an authentic way that is meaningful to the resident and their family.

Reporting to Director of Care (or designate) you will be responsible for the provision of quality, resident-centered, personal care to the residents based on the residents’ abilities and preferences, the principles of customer service, the Regional Values, policies and procedures.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Function as a participating member of the multidisciplinary health care team
- Assist in providing emotional and physical comfort and safety to the residents
- Observe and report changes in the resident’s physical and emotional conditions
- Help ensure that each resident receives the proper diet, assist with meal serving and feed or assist residents
- Assist in maintaining the residents units in a clean and tidy fashion
- Attend in-service training as required

**What the role requires**:

- High School Diploma is required
- Personal Support Worker Certificate, graduation from a program whose curriculum has been approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is required
- Must have effective oral and written communication skills, and a good understanding of customer service concepts
- Must be able to communicate appropriately with the residents, staff, visitors, volunteers and medical professionals
- Must be able to work well with others in a team setting
- Must be physically able to perform all delegated duties
- 15% in lieu of benefits
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan (where applicable)
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to tuition reimbursement (where applicable) and learning and development resources
- ** Vulnerable Sector Check**:

- ** TB Skin Testing**

**Interview**: Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

About Us:
Peel Region consists of the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. Peel Region delivers essential services to more than 1.5 million residents and approximately 175,000 businesses.

We’re working to create a community that is safe, inclusive, and accessible. A place where everyone feels they belong and can access the services they need to thrive throughout each stage of life.

Our workforce is 6,700 strong and since 1974, we’ve been delivering a wide range of resident focused services. Our services include paramedic services, health programs, long-term care and services for seniors, child care support, garbage collection and recycling, waste water and water treatment, road maintenance, financial assistance, and housing support.

Recognized by Canada's Healthy Workplace Month® with the **_Great Employer Award_** presented by Excellence Canada, Peel Region is a place where everyone feels they belong. We strive to develop a workplace that values and respects diversity, practices inclusion, recognizes the unique contributions and abilities of all people and facilitates innovative thinking. At Peel Region, people come first. Each employee has an important role within our community and when we work together, it’s impactful. We encourage you to join us in delivering essential services and programs to our diverse community. You won't find a better opportunity than Peel Region.

Additional Information:
Peel Region is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions, and where everyone is treated fairly and has opportunity to grow and develop. As one of the most diverse regions in Canada, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the population we serve.