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About the Role

The Personal Support Worker provides direct personal and nursing care to residents to fulfill their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual needs in accordance with home policies, procedures, and work routines.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing direct care for residents, including ambulation, feeding, bathing, and grooming.
• Encourages resident participation in activity programs by assisting them to and from activities.
• Assists with meal service and nourishment delivery, providing feeding assistance as needed.
• Provides emotional and social support to residents and families, including palliative care.
• Adheres to established departmental policies and procedures regarding documentation, quality assurance, fire, safety, environment, and infection control.
• Consults with and informs supervisor of unit activities, needs, and matters related to resident care.
• Participates in care conferences and documentation related to resident care plans.

Requirements

• Completed a PSW Program meeting appropriate standards and a minimum of 600 hours in duration.
• Experience in long-term care is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in care planning systems and documentation required.
• Mentally and physically able to perform assigned duties.
• Ability to communicate positively with staff, residents, and families.
• Demonstrates empathy, concern, and interest in providing quality care and service.
• Demonstrates organizational skills and ability to complete assignments in a timely fashion.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to provide resident care in accordance with applicable legislation and job routines.
• Ability to read and write English and understand verbal and written instructions in English.
• A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of the start date.
• Completion of a 2-Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months of the start date.

Skills

• PSW Program completion
• Long-term care experience
• Care planning systems
• Documentation
• Positive communication
• Empathy
• Organizational skills
• Teamwork
• Independent work
• Reading English
• Writing English
• Understanding verbal instructions
• Understanding written instructions

Location

• Etobicoke, ON

Work Type

• Casual

Education Level

• Completed a PSW Program

Salary/Compensations

• starting at $27.48

About the Company

• Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario.
• Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.

Equal Opportunity

• Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.
• At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.