Health Care Aide| Casual

Sienna Senior Living; Kamloops; Hybrid; CAD 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Vacation package

Health & Dental benefits

SOAR

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Continuous learning

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Sienna Senior Living's Ridgeview Lodge Community in Kamloops, BC seeks a compassionate Health Care Aide to join the Long Term Care team. You will support residents with daily living activities, document care, and partner with the care team to promote comfort and dignity while delivering person-centered care.

As a Casual Health Care Aide, you will build relationships with residents and families, participate in programs that enhance well-being, and uphold the home's welcoming culture while

Qualifications

• Compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work supporting seniors.
• Completed Health Care Aide program from an approved college.
• Detailed-oriented and proficient in bedside care and procedures.
• Tact and diplomacy when working with seniors, their families and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Provide Resident Supervision and Assistance: support residents with activities of daily living as per plans of care.
• Provide Resident Care and Services: assist residents with communication and access to mobility/assistive devices; administer specific medications under supervision; ensure access to devices.
• Support Resident Comfort & Well-being: provide cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support; encourage participation in Resident Experience Team programs.

Skills

Compassionate

Team player

Detail-oriented

Education

Health Care Aide program from an approved college

Job description

Health Care Aide - Casual

Ridgeview Lodge Community | Kamloops, BC

At Sienna you won’t just fill a position; you will build lasting relationships with residents who call Ridgeview Lodge their home. 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 Health Care Aide is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents.

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What Sienna Offers:

• 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 at Ridgeview Lodge Community, working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives. As a Health Care Aide, 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

1. 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
2. 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.
3. Support Resident Comfort & Well-being
   • 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

Who You Are:

• You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully
• You have completed a Health Care Aide program from an approved college
• 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

What you need to know:

• 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

This posting is for an existing vacancy

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

Wage Leveling rate of pay $31.64 per hour until such time that wage leveling ends, then the pay rate will reflect the collective agreement