Personal support worker – home support

Ashwood Lodge Assisted Living, situated at 1012 Highway 10, Cookville, NS B4V 7R1, 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 must start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or full-time jobs. The shift times for this position are Day, Night, Weekend and Shift.

Employer Name: Ashwood Lodge Assisted Living
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $19.00 hourly / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: 1012 Highway 10, Cookville, NS B4V 7R1

Also hiring: Cleaner

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 must assist in regular exercise, such as walking.
  • The candidate must change non-sterile dressings.
  • The candidate must launder clothing and household linens.
  • The candidate must perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
  • The candidate must provide companionship.
  • The candidate must provide personal care.
  • The candidate must prepare and serve healthy meals.

Job Requirements

  • The candidate should be fluent in English.
  • The candidate must have a College, CEGEP, or non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 to 2 years, or equivalent experience.
  • The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
  • The candidate must have a Geriatric Certificate, CPR Certificate, First Aid Certificate, Health Care Aide Certificate, and Personal Support Worker Certificate.
  • The candidate must be punctual.
  • The candidate should be client-focused.
  • The candidate should be dependable.
  • The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
  • The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
  • The candidate should be organized and flexible.
  • The candidate must be capable of acting independently and taking initiative.
  • The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
  • 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.

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • The candidate must have experience in caring for elderly individuals and persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
  • The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
  • The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in a sitting position.
  • The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods.

Benefits

  • The employer will provide Health, Financial and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
  • Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Dental plan, a Health care plan, Paramedical services coverage, and Vision care benefits.
  • Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Life insurance, which helps their loved ones manage the financial impact in the event of their death.
  • In addition to the Health and Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking, other benefits, parking facilities and a wellness program.

How to Apply

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

By email

ashwoodlodgeassistedliving@gmail.com

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

  • Cover letter
  • Proof of the requested certifications
  • The candidate must clearly state their highest level of completed education and specify the name of the institution where they completed it.
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