Personal Support Worker - Home Support

Position Summary

This role involves providing comprehensive personal and bedside care to clients in their residences, ensuring their safety and comfort while assisting with daily living activities.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver bedside and personal care services.
• Administer prescribed medications safely.
• Support clients during water activities such as pool use.
• Assist with bathing and maintain personal hygiene standards.
• Encourage and assist with regular exercise including walking.
• Change non-sterile dressings as required.
• Feed clients or aid them in feeding.
• Manage laundering of clients' clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Offer companionship and emotional support.
• Shop for groceries and household needs.
• Prepare and serve healthy meals, including cooking duties.

Qualifications and Certifications

• Secondary (high) school diploma or relevant equivalent experience.
• Community Disability Studies certificate, Geriatric certificate, Mental Health First Aid certificate, CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Health Care Aide certificate and Personal Support Worker certificate.

Experience

Candidates should have 3 to less than 5 years of experience in related roles, preferably serving diverse client groups including elderly, persons with Alzheimer's, disabilities, mental health challenges, intellectual impairments, physical disabilities, and terminal illnesses.

Work Environment and Conditions

• Non-smoking workplace—work must be conducted onsite at client homes.
• Physical demands include bending, crouching, kneeling, and a combination of sitting, standing, and walking.
• Work involves repetitive tasks, fast-paced settings, and pressure situations.

Security and Suitability Criteria

• Criminal record check is required.
• References must be provided.
• Personal attributes valued include punctuality, client-centered approach, dependability, interpersonal effectiveness, strong communication skills, flexibility, initiative, sound judgment, organization, reliability, teamwork, patience, and honesty.

Employee Benefits

• Reimbursement for mileage expenses.
• Provision of free parking and ample parking availability.