PSW in Peterborough
- Peterborough, ON, Canada
$20 to $23 CAD / hour · Internship
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Job details
- Pay
- $20 to $23 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Internship
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- Working hours
- 15-40 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Personal Support Worker (PSW) - | Peterborough, ON
Are you a PSW feeling burned out in a facility setting?
At Home Instead, you will provide one-on-one home care, allowing you to slow down, focus on your client, and deliver the quality care you were trained to provide. This is a PSW job in home care where you are respected, supported, and given the time to truly make a difference.
We offer 15-40 hours per week, with longer visits and consistent client assignments.
What Makes This Role Different
Accessibility:
Home Instead welcomes applicants from people with disabilities. Candidates can request accommodations at any time in the hiring process.
There will be no use of Artificial Intelligence used during the recruitment process
This job posting is available due to an existing vacancy.
#indpsw
Are you a PSW feeling burned out in a facility setting?
At Home Instead, you will provide one-on-one home care, allowing you to slow down, focus on your client, and deliver the quality care you were trained to provide. This is a PSW job in home care where you are respected, supported, and given the time to truly make a difference.
We offer 15-40 hours per week, with longer visits and consistent client assignments.
What Makes This Role Different
- One client at a time - no rushing between multiple residents
- Longer, more meaningful visits
- Supportive team that values your work
- Competitive pay: $19.50-$23.00/hour + bonus and growth opportunities
- Paid mileage
- Ongoing support and communication from the office
- Shifts to fit your work-life balance (days, evenings, overnights, weekends)
- Assisting with activities of daily living, including personal care (bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and rise/retire routines)
- Supporting safe mobility, transfers, and fall prevention using proper body mechanics
- Providing companionship and cognitive, social, and emotional support
- Assisting with light housekeeping, laundry, and household tasks
- Preparing nutritious meals and snacks, including special diets, while following food safety practices
- Providing medication reminders in accordance with care plans
- Promoting a safe home environment and monitoring changes in client condition
- Supporting families through respite care and maintaining client independence
- PSW certificate and caregiving experience
- A valid driver’s license and vehicle
- Favourable professional references
- Clear Vulnerable Sector
- Ability to take the initiative
- Collaborative team player
- Passion for providing high-quality, relationship-based care
Accessibility:
Home Instead welcomes applicants from people with disabilities. Candidates can request accommodations at any time in the hiring process.
There will be no use of Artificial Intelligence used during the recruitment process
This job posting is available due to an existing vacancy.
#indpsw
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide one-on-one home care, including personal care, mobility assistance, companionship, and emotional support. Prepare meals, assist with household tasks and medication reminders, monitor client well-being, and support families through respite care.
Requirements
A PSW certificate, caregiving experience, a valid driver’s license and vehicle, favourable professional references, and a clear Vulnerable Sector check are required. Candidates should show initiative, work collaboratively, and be committed to high-quality, relationship-based care.
Skills
- Personal Care
- Activities Of Daily Living
- Safe Mobility And Transfers
- Fall Prevention
- Companionship
- Cognitive And Emotional Support
- Light Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Meal Preparation
- Food Safety
- Medication Reminders
- Client Condition Monitoring
- Respite Care
- Initiative
- Teamwork
- Relationship-Based Care
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Bonus Opportunities
- Growth Opportunities
- Paid Mileage
- Ongoing Office Support
- Flexible Shifts
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Personal Support Worker
- PSW Certificate
- Home Care
- Personal Care
- Activities Of Daily Living
- Bathing
- Grooming
- Dressing
- Toileting
- Mobility Assistance
- Transfers
- Fall Prevention
- Companionship
- Cognitive Support
- Emotional Support
- Light Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Meal Preparation
- Special Diets
- Food Safety
- Medication Reminders
- Care Plans
- Home Safety
- Client Condition Monitoring
- Respite Care
- Vulnerable Sector Check
- Driver’s License
- Caregiving Experience