Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs)

Health-Association-Nova-Scotia; Antigonish; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

Professional growth and an attractive

Positions Across the Province

Job summary

Health Association Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Department of Seniors and Long-term Care, offers opportunities across the Eastern Zone for continuing care roles. The positions support CCAs and CCAITs, providing care and companionship to clients in long-term care or home care settings.

The roles involve assisting with personal care, documentation, and engaging residents in activities, with a focus on inclusive, professional growth and a competitive compensation package across the province.

Qualifications

• Provincial Continuing Care Assistant Certification is required.
• Enrolled in or eligible for the CCA RPL program.
• Students in nursing, CCA programs, and internationally educated nurses will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assisting clients with personal care activities (bathing, dressing, grooming).
• Perform light housekeeping duties.
• Assist clients with meals and between-meal refreshments.
• Provide respite for families and care givers.
• Documentation (reports, progress notes, incident reports).
• Engage residents/families in leisure/recreational programs.

Skills

Compassionate care

Verbal & written communication

Documentation

Education

Provincial Continuing Care Assistant Certification

Job description

Health Association Nova Scotia is partnering with the Department of Seniors and Long-term Care to provide recruitment support to continuing care employers in Nova Scotia. There are numerous opportunities across theEasternZone.

Want to be part of an interdisciplinary team that helps people to live well in the place they call home? If so, we want you! We can support you by matching you with an employer in long-term care or home care.

Do you enjoy variety in your workdays and truly have a passion for caring for others? Whether you are just starting your career or have demonstrated a lifelong love for helping others we have an opening for you!

Responsibilities:

• Assisting clients with various personal care activities (e.g., bathing, dressing, grooming).
• Perform light housekeeping duties.
• Assist clients with meals and between meal refreshments.
• Provide respite for families and care givers.
• Documentation (e.g., reporting client concerns, progress notes, incident reports).
• Engage residents/families in leisure/recreational programs.

Core Requirements:

• Provincial Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• Persons with related education and/or work experience and are enrolled in or are eligible to be enrolled in CCA RPL Program
• Students in nursing, CCA programs, and international educated nurses will be considered.

What We Offer:

• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Professional growth and an attractive compensation and benefits package
• Positions Available Across the Province

We hire both CCAs and CCAITs. Salary range is dependent on employer and CCA status.

Certified Continuing Care Assistant means a continuing care assistant who has been certified under the Continuing Care Assistant certification program and has been added to the Registry for Continuing Care Assistants. Continuing Care Assistant in Training means a person employed as a Continuing Care Assistant who is

• Completing requirements to become a certified continuing care assistant
• Hired on a conditional basis in accordance with the Educational Requirements for Entry to Practice of Non-Licensed Care Staff Policy.