Compassionate Personal Support Worker — Growth & Benefits

Sienna Living; Ingersoll; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health & Dental benefits

SOAR

Employee share purchase plan

Learning & growth

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Sienna Senior Living in Ingersoll, Ontario is seeking a dedicated Personal Support Worker to provide compassionate care to residents in long-term care. You will support daily living activities, build meaningful relationships with residents and families, and contribute to a warm, respectful home environment.

Join a team that values dignity and comfort, offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a Personal Support Worker program from an approved college or private institution or be an Internationally Educated Nurse with a degree in Nursing
• Legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit
• Must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check
• Experience in long-term care or residential settings is an asset
• Compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work with seniors

Responsibilities

• Provide Resident Supervision and Assistance
• Support residents with activities of daily living including eating, dressing, hygiene and grooming as per each resident's plan of care
• Provide resident care and services
• Assist residents with communication and connections by encouraging use of sensory aids
• With appropriate training, administer basic medications under supervision of a registered health professional
• Ensure residents have access to mobility or assistive devices such as canes or walkers
• Provide ongoing cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support and oral/dental care
• Encourage participation in programs offered by the Resident Experience Team

Job description

Personal Support Worker

Secord Trails Community - Ingersoll ON

Rate of Pay: $26.27 (as per collective agreement)

This posting is for an existing vacancy

At Sienna you won’t just fill a position; you will build lasting relationships with residents. Join us in a role where knowing each resident not just by name, but by story, is not just possible, it is expected. Our purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life ! We truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity, and respect.

Reporting to an Associate Director of Care, the Personal Support Worker is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents.

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What Sienna Offers

We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

• A competitive salary and vacation package
• Health & Dental benefits program
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
• Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing:

You will be a welcomed member of the Long Term Care team working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives. As a Personal Support Worker, you’ll form a deep understanding of your residents and their living experience. You will build relationships with the residents and their family members, offering a variety of support options and program choices that enrich their daily health and well being. As an individual and part of a wider team, you will be a strong contributor to the culture of the home, where the focus is always on helping residents live fully, every day.

How You’ll Succeed 3. Support Resident Comfort & Well-being Who You Are: What you need to know:

• Provide Resident Supervision and Assistance
• support residents with their activities of daily living including eating, dressing, hygiene and grooming as per residents’ individual plans of care
• Provide Resident Care and Services
• aid residents with respect to their communication and connections by encouraging them to wear individual sensory aids such as glasses, hearing aides, etc.
• with additional prescribed training, administer specific medication to residents under the supervision of a registered health professional
• ensure residents have constant and easy access to mobility or assistive devices such as canes, walkers, call bells, etc.
• provide ongoing cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support; as well as oral and dental care
• encourage residents to participate in programs offered by the Resident Experience Team, whether individual or in groups
• You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully
• You have completed a Personal Support Worker program from an approved college or private institution or you are an Internationally Educated Nurse that has achieved a degree in Nursing
• You are detailed-oriented and proficient in procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatment and can provide bedside care to residents
• You exercise tact and diplomacy in working with seniors, their families and general visitors
• Sienna Senior Living is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and residents feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience
• You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit
• You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check
  
  

Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial intelligence to screen and assess applicants for this position.

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