Personal support worker – home support

Prairie Branches is located at Wilkie, SK S0K 4W0. The company is looking for applications for the Personal Support Worker—Home Support role. We are in search of a self-disciplined individual with outstanding interpersonal skills. The selected applicant will be required to join and take on their responsibilities as soon as possible. The open positions are for a Term, contract, or part-time job. The timings of shifts may be Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, On Call, Early Morning, and Morning.

Employer Name: Prairie Branches
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $18.93 hourly / 32 to 160 hours per month
Employment type: Term or contract, Part-time
Location: Wilkie, SK S0K 4W0

Also hiring: Receptionist

Job Description

  • The candidate must provide bedside and personal care.
  • The candidate must administer medications.
  • 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 will have to collect specimens.
  • 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 companionship.
  • 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.
  • There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
  • Training will be provided to the selected candidate.
  • The candidate must have a Certificate of Conduct and a Personal Support Worker certificate.
  • The candidate must be able to handle a weight of up to 9 kg (20 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 must be flexible.
  • The candidate must be capable of acting on their own initiative.
  • The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
  • The candidate should be reliable.
  • The candidate should be a good team player.

Work site environment

  • The work environment is smoke-free.

Work setting

  • The candidate should work in a rural area, where most people live or work on farms or ranches. Rural areas include hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements.

Additional information

Security and safety

  • The candidate should undergo a thorough criminal record check, driving record check (abstract) and vulnerable sector check.

Transportation/travel information

  • 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 able to work in a fast-paced, busy environment.
  • The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
  • The candidate should be willing to work for long hours sitting.
  • The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods.
  • The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.

Benefits

  • Health, Financial, Long-term, and Other benefits will be provided to the selected candidate.
  • Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Dental plan, a Health care plan and Vision care benefits.
  • Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate should receive benefits under the collective agreement contract between the employer and the union representing a bargaining unit.
  • Under Long-term benefits, the selected candidate must receive Long-term care insurance, which covers all or part of assisted living facilities and in-home care for individuals aged 65 or older or those with a chronic condition requiring constant supervision.
  • In addition to the Health, Financial, and Long-term benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive Employer-paid learning/training, a Variable or compressed work week and a Wellness program.

How to Apply

If you wish to apply, please utilize the provided options to submit your application.

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