Personal support worker – home support

Darlene’s Home Support Services Inc. situated in Kingston, NB is currently looking for applications for the role of Personal support worker – home support who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate for this position will be expected to start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or Full time job. The shift times for this position are Day, Evening, Weekend and Morning.

Employer Name: Darlene’s Home Support Services Inc.
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 3
Salary: $19.00 to $22.03 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 44 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Kingston, NB

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Hiring: Personal support worker – home support

Job Description

  • The candidate must provide bedside and personal care.
  • The candidate will be responsible for assisting clients with bathing and other personal hygiene activities.
  • The candidate will be expected to assist in regular exercise, such as walking.
  • The candidate must change non-sterile dressings.
  • The candidate must feed or assist in feeding.
  • The candidate must launder clothing and household linens.
  • The candidate must perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
  • The candidate must plan therapeutic diets and menus.
  • The candidate must provide personal care.
  • The candidate must go shopping for food and household supplies.
  • The candidate must prepare and serve healthy meals.

Job Requirements

  • The candidate should be fluent in English language.
  • The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
  • The candidate must have CPR Certificate, First Aid Certificate, Health Care Aide Certificate and Personal Support Worker Certificate.
  • The candidate must be able to handle weight up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
  • The candidate must be punctual.
  • The candidate should be client focused.
  • The candidate should be dependable.
  • The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
  • The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
  • The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
  • The candidate should be reliable.
  • The candidate should be a good team player.

Work setting

  • The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
  • The candidate should work in various locations when employees are scattered across different worksites.
  • The employee should be able to work in the employer’s/client’s home, have the ability to work at various site locations, and the specific period of progression is the annual review.

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • The target audience includes individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, convalescents, the elderly, females, males, people with disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities, people with mental health disabilities, people with physical disabilities and those who are terminally ill.

Additional information

Security and safety

  • The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check and vulnerable sector check.

Transportation/travel information

  • The candidate must have their own transportation.
  • The candidate must have their own vehicle.
  • The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
  • The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
  • The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.

Benefits

  • Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Mileage paid, which is compensation for the employee’s use of their personal vehicle to conduct business-related errands and trips.

How to Apply

If you are enthusiastic about applying, please use the available alternatives to submit your application.

By email

darleneshomesupport@bellaliant.com

In person

275 Rivervalley Drive, Unit 2
Grand Bay/Westfield, NB
E5K 4V4
Between 09:00 a.m. and 03:00 p.m.

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

  • Cover letter
  • Proof of the requested certifications
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