Personal support worker – home support

Darlene’s Home Support Services Inc., situated in Saint John, NB E5K 4V4, is seeking applications for the position of Personal Support Worker – home support who are enthusiastic and possess excellent interpersonal skills. The selected applicant must join and assume their responsibilities at the earliest. The employer is offering a permanent or full-time position. The shift timings for this position include the Morning, Day, Evening and Weekend.

Employer Name: Darlene’s Home Support Services Inc.
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $20.00 to $22.03 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 44 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Saint John, NB E5K 4V4

Also hiring: Building maintenance worker

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 must 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 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.
  • The candidate will be responsible for cooking.

Job Requirements

  • The candidate should be fluent in the 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 a CPR Certificate, First Aid Certificate, Health Care Aide Certificate and Personal Support Worker Certificate.
  • The candidate must be able to handle a weight of 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 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.
  • The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
  • The candidate should be reliable.
  • The candidate should be a good team player.
  • The candidate must be honest.

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 must work in various locations to support employees stationed at different worksites.
  • The employee should be able to work in the employer’s or client’s home and can work at various site locations. The specific period of progression is determined by the annual review.

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • The candidate must have experience in caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease, convalescent individuals, elderly, females, males, persons with a disability, persons with an intellectual disability, persons with mental health disabilities, persons with physical disabilities, and terminally ill patients.

Additional information

Security and safety

  • The candidate must undergo a criminal record check and a 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 various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
  • The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.

Benefits

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

How to Apply

Kindly use the given options to submit your application if you are interested.

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.

By phone

506-738-7733 Between 09:00 a.m. and 03:00 p.m.

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

  • 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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