Personal Support Worker

Burlington, ON, Canada

Part Time

Wellington Terrace

Entry Level

Personal Support Worker

Number of Openings:	1	Division:	Community Support Services
Full/Part Time/Casual:	Part-Time	Program:	Wellington Terrace
Regular/Temporary:	Regular	Location:	Burlington
Union:	SEIU	Hours of Work:	7 am -12pm rotating weekends approx. 30 hours bi-weekly
Posting Date:	November 5, 2024	Closing Date:	November 12, 2024
Wages:	SEIU Union Wage Grid $18.95 + $3 wage enhancement	French Language Skill Requirement:	N/A

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Personal Support Workers – Wellington Terrace Supportive Housing (PSW-WT) enhance the quality of life of SJHC clients by providing quality and compassionate care in the form of personal care assistance, medication reminders, physical and cognitive support and home keeping assistance. PSW-WT assists in enabling individuals to continue living independently in a safe and healthy manner in their own home/apartment units, within the Wellington Terrace program location and surrounding community.

Wellington Terrace Supportive Housing clients are typically able to direct their own care, are over the age of 65, require on average 1.5 hours of personal support care each day, and are medically stable.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assisting clients with daily personal care activities, in keeping with their individual care plan such as bathing, dressing, shaving, personal hair care, mouth care, preventative care and other personal hygiene tasks
Assisting clients with daily housekeeping activities such as light apartment housekeeping, laundry services and meal preparation
Assisting clients in daily activities which maintain adequate levels of physical health and safety, in keeping with their individual care plan
Medication reminders
Engaging clients in positive/social conversations
Encouraging clients to direct and/or participate in their own care
Assisting clients with general mobility needs (walking, movement, positioning etc.) in and around their home and the Wellington Terrace location
Encouraging participation in Wellington Terrace social and/or recreational activities
Demonstrating sensitivity and respect to clients who may be experiencing physical health challenges
Providing emotional and social support to both clients and their family members
Demonstrating a positive attitude and approach towards clients as unique individuals
Performs daily work in keeping with the established Supportive Housing procedures, processes and expectations
Answers call bells in a safe and timely manner
Observes and records client information/comments/issues/behaviours/changes on the 24 Hour Shift Report
Follows daily client care schedules as determined by the Support Services Coordinator
Maintains a clean and organized work environment
Reports critical client care information/issues to Support Services Coordinator right away
Understands and follows individual client care plans, seeks clarification from the Support Services Coordinator where care plan in unclear
Participating in team/group meetings
Other duties as requested or required

QUALIFICATIONS:

PSW Certificate from an accredited training institution, required
1-3 years PSW experience, preferred
Member of the PSW Registry, preferred (may be required under some contracts)
Current First Aid and/or CPR Certificate, preferred
Training in gentle persuasive/non-violent crisis prevention, an asset
Training and previous work experience in Medication Reminders, preferred
Previous experience working in a Supportive Housing environment, as asset
Access to reliable transportation and vehicle insurance, required
Must be COVID 19 vaccinated

* While these are typical shifts there are no guarantees of hours, schedules may change from time to time to meet the needs of the clients. Shifts are assigned as per the collective agreement ”

4.01 (b) * A regular part-time employee shall mean an employee who is regularly scheduled to work up to forty-five (45) hours every two (2) weeks and who has made a commitment to be available to work, and to be scheduled to work, on a regular basis.

St. Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. To request any accommodations in the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let the hiring manager know prior to interviewing. Should you wish to conduct your interview in the French language, please contact our head office location to make arrangements prior to interviewing.

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Wages- SJHC is a unionized work environment with a collective agreement with SEIU union group.
Base Wage $19.33+ $3 wage enhancement for ever hour worked = $22.33

PT Benefit Package:
.52 cents per Kilometer for community positions
4% in lieu of vacation for PT/ Casual Positions
6% in lieu of Benefits PT/ Casual Positions

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