Personal Support Worker

**Personal Support Worker**

**Newmarket, Aurora**

**Here is a look at our total rewards**:

- Competitive wages starting from $22.33 per hour for direct care
- Early Access to Your Pay On-demand access before payday up to $200 daily when you need it most
- Comprehensive benefits package, Group RRSP and Retirement Savings Program
- Flexible hours
- Employee Perks and Discount Programs
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Paid orientation and ongoing training
- Career development and progression opportunities
- PSWs may be eligible for Health Force Ontario's $10,000 PSW Incentives with a full time commitment
- **Check with your recruiter on eligibility criteria for this**

**Your role with clients**
As a caring, responsible health care team member, you will support clients to be as safe and independent** in their homes** as possible, helping them to live their best lives. You will provide personal care to clients **in their home as well as patients transitioning through the Southlake Hospital Transitional Program.**You may assist them to mobilize and perform light exercises and act at all times with the client and their family at the heart of all you do, observing, documenting, and reporting any changes in their condition to your Manager/Supervisor. You may be required to perform light housekeeping tasks as indicated in client care plans.

**What you will need to be successful**
- **Ability to travel from home to home within the Newmarket, Aurora community-valid driver's license and car insurance is a requirement**:

- Your Personal Support Worker Certificate, or valid certification as a Home Support Worker, Home Support worker level II, Home Support worker level III, Health Care aid or personal attendant will be considered an asset
- Students currently enrolled (post first year) in health care programs such as nursing, rehab, para medicine with a minimum successful completion of year 1
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification
- A clear Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening within the last 12 months
- Proof of a negative TB test within the last 12 months and an up-to-date immunization record
- Commitment to work every other weekend
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills required; the ability to communicate in French or other languages is considered an asset
- Reliability and strong organization skills
- Ability to safely lift up to 35 lbs. (16 kg)

When you join our team as a Personal Support Worker, you’ll belong to one of Canada’s leaders in the healthcare industry with 250 locations across the country. As one of the largest healthcare networks in Canada, we’re proud to be named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, Platinum Member and Canada’s 10 Most Admired Company Cultures.

**Join us at CBI Home Health -**Because Your Care Matters**.**
- In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and CBI Policies on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of our hiring process. Please inform your recruiter if you have any accommodation requests._

**Education**: Preferred
- Technical/other training or better

**Licenses & Certifications**: Required
- Code of Conduct
- Ethics in the Community
- Privacy in Practice
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Immunization Verification
- TB 2 Step Test
- Temporary Work Permit
- VSS Receipt
- VSS Received
- WHMIS Annual Training
- Workplace Violence Harras
- Worker H&S Awareness

Preferred
- ON-Abuse Training
- ON-AODA
- ON-IASR
- PSW Certification
- Excess Hours Agreement
- NACC Certification
- OT Averaging Agreement