Personal Support Workers/Caregivers with Dementia/Alzheimer experience
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$19 CAD / hour · Part-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $19 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Part-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Benefits/Perks
- Part-time position,
- Ongoing opportunity with the ability to pick up additional shifts,
- Flexible working hours,
- Choose and customize your own shifts.
Company Overview
Qualicare Homecare is looking for compassionate, caring, and reliable individuals to join our family as Personal Support Workers/Caregivers. As a Personal Support worker, you will not only be looking after the clients, you will be a part of an amazing team, that promotes a culture of recognition, appreciation, respect, leadership, learning, and ongoing support.
Did you know that Qualicare is also Great Place to Work certified? Come and join us, why wouldn't you? 91% of our employees agree that Qualicare is a Great Place to Work and we are so proud of our company’s culture based on Respect, Fairness, Credibility, Pride, and Camaraderie. Qualicare received this ranking after a thorough ‘audit’ by the Great Place to Work® team.
Job Summary
The Personal Support Worker/Caregiver is a member of the home care team who works under the supervision of the Care Coordinator and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the client’s needs.
Responsibilities
- AM and PM care
- Meal Preparation
- Light Housekeeping
- Accompany clients on outings
- Shopping and errands
- Medication Reminders
- Ambulation and transporting of clients
- Provide companionship to clients
- Light Housekeeping
- Ability to follow a care plan
- Documentation/Charting
Qualifications
- Personal Support Worker Certificate or equivalent (eg. foreign-trained nurse, nursing student after one year of completing the school).
- Current CPR/First Aid training
- Current Police Record Check or Vulnerable Sector Screen or be willing to obtain one.
- Negative TB skin test or chest x-ray
- Access to the internet/mobile phone.
- Great support and teamwork
- Dementia/Alzheimer experience
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Personal Support Worker will provide AM and PM personal care, prepare meals, do light housekeeping, and accompany clients on outings and errands. They will also remind clients about medication, help them move and get around, keep them company, and document their care.
Requirements
Candidates need a Personal Support Worker certificate or equivalent, current CPR and First Aid training, and a valid police record check or vulnerable sector screen. Dementia or Alzheimer experience, the ability to follow a care plan, and access to a phone or the internet are also required.
Skills
- Personal care
- Dementia care
- Alzheimer care
- Medication reminders
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Client transfers and ambulation
- Companionship
- Charting and documentation
- Following care plans
- CPR
- First Aid
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Compassionate care
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Choose and customize your own shifts
Categories
- Healthcare
- Customer Service & Support
- Social Services
Keywords
- Personal Support Worker
- PSW
- caregiver
- home care
- homecare
- dementia care
- Alzheimer care
- personal care
- companionship
- medication reminders
- CPR
- First Aid
- vulnerable sector screen
- part-time
- flexible hours
- North York
- care plan
- charting
- documentation
Perks
- Flexible hours
Licences and certifications
- Personal Support Worker certificate
- CPR
- First Aid