Health Care Aide - Full Time Position

Green Acres Foundation Housing for Senoirs; Coaldale; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Acres Foundation is seeking a Health Care Aide to join our seniors living facility in Coaldale, Alberta. You will support residents with daily living activities and personal care, while maintaining confidentiality and high-quality care.

Requirements include a Health Care Aide Certificate and ongoing CLHA registration. Shifts include days and/or evenings; weekends/holidays may be required. First aid and safety trainings are assets.

Qualifications

• HCA certificate and active registration with Alberta CLHA are required or highly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are essential.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise initiative and judgement.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living.
• Provide personal care to residents.
• Respond to emergency calls as required.
• Assist residents with medications.
• Assist with housekeeping, meals, and recreational activities.
• Complete charting, paperwork, and reporting clearly and promptly.
• Maintain a neat, clean, home-like environment for residents.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Initiative

Independent judgement

Education

Health Care Aide Certificate

Active CLHA registration (Alberta)

Tools

Criminal Record Check (current)

Job description

Health Care Aide required for seniors' living facility.

Green Acres Foundation is seeking a team-oriented multi-tasker who is flexible, enthusiastic, and has a positive attitude to help as a Health Care Aide at our facility in Coaldale, Alberta.

Does this sound like you? If it does, you will perform duties that require considerable confidentiality, initiative, tact, and independent judgement. We are a self-motivated bunch who finds coming to work fun, so strong interpersonal and organizational skills are a MUST.

About the position:

• This is a Permanent Full-Time position.
• The position offers an average of 37.5 hours per week over a 6-week cycle
• Must be available to work weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
• Shifts to cover in this position are: days (6am to 2pm) and/or evenings (2pm to 10pm)

Basic responsibilities of the position include:

• Assisting residents with the activities of daily living
• Providing personal care to residents
• Respond to emergency calls as required
• Assisting residents with medications
• Assisting with housekeeping, meal preparation/service, and recreational activities
• Compete all necessary charting, paperwork, and reporting requirement in a clear, concise, and timely manner
• Maintain a neat, clean, pleasant, home-like environment for the residents

Requirements for the position:

• Health Care Aide Certificate
• Current satisfactory Criminal Record Check (within the last 6 months)
• Active registration on the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA)
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English

First Aid Certification, Food Safety, and WHMIS Training is an asset.

Green Acres Foundation has been voted Best of the Best in Seniors Housing every year since 2019!

Green Acres Foundation recognizes the diversity within the communities in which we serve and strive to ensure that our housing program and services, our facilities, and our employment opportunities are inclusive to all people.

This personal information is being collected by Green Acres Foundation. This collection is authorized by section 4(c) of the Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of administering applications for potential employment or for the administration for pay, benefits and other personnel related practices. For questions about the collection and use of personal information, contact: Green Acres Foundation - Privacy Officer, 403-328-1155, by email at [e-mail], or by mail to 122 5 Avenue South, Lethbridge, AB.