Health Care Assistant

Beacon Community Services; Victoria; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Community Services in Victoria, BC invites you to join as a Health Care Assistant. Help provide daily living support and companionship in a home-like setting as part of a newly formed team under BC’s care model.

Responsibilities include assisting with personal care and mobility, meals, meds reminders, and documenting health changes. This is a regular shift; candidates should be caring, reliable, and team-oriented.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized Health Care Assistant program.
• Registered with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
• First Aid & CPR Level C, FoodSafe Level 1
• Experience in assisted living, long-term care, or home support
• Respectful, compassionate, and patient approach.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Physically able to perform lifting, transfers, and other duties.

Responsibilities

• Help residents with daily living activities (bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting).
• Support safe mobility, transfers, and use of lifts/assistive devices.
• Assist with meals, hydration, and comfort routines.
• Support resident laundry, including washing, drying, folding, and returning personal items as needed.
• Facilitate recreational and social activities.
• Provide medication reminders and support self-administration.
• Observe and report changes in resident health or behaviour.
• Keep rooms and equipment clean and safe.
• Participate in team meetings and respond to emergencies.
• Other duties as required

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Empathy

Education

Completion of a recognized Health Care Assistant program

Registered with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry

Tools

First Aid & CPR Level C

FoodSafe Level 1

Job description

Join Beacon Community Services as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) at Parry Place! We are excited to be expanding our Assisted Living services under BC’s new model of care and are hiring for a regular night line. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a newly formed team and contribute to building a supportive, person-centred care environment from the ground up. In this role, you’ll provide daily living support, encouragement, and companionship to seniors in a respectful, home-like setting, helping residents live with dignity, independence, and comfort while making a positive difference every day.

Days/Hours of Work: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, 4 on 4 off

Application Closing Date: September 18, 2026

Interview Date: September 21, 2026

What You’ll Do

• Help residents with daily living activities (bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting).
• Support safe mobility, transfers, and use of lifts/assistive devices.
• Assist with meals, hydration, and comfort routines.
• Support resident laundry, including washing, drying, folding, and returning personal items as needed.
• Facilitate recreational and social activities.
• Provide medication reminders and support self-administration.
• Observe and report changes in resident health or behaviour.
• Keep rooms and equipment clean and safe.
• Participate in team meetings and respond to emergencies.
• Other duties as required

What You Bring

• Completion of a recognized Health Care Assistant program.
• Registered with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
• First Aid & CPR Level C, FoodSafe Level 1
• Experience in assisted living, long-term care, or home support
• Respectful, compassionate, and patient approach.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Physically able to perform lifting, transfers, and other duties.

Why Join Beacon

• Meaningful work that supports seniors’ dignity and independence.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.

Beacon Community Services serves vulnerable populations including seniors, people with disabilities and children. Protecting these people and our teams on whom they rely on is critical to us. Accordingly:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• All successful applicants must consent to a Solicitor General’s Criminal Record Check.
• All successful applicants are required to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire. Depending on future public health developments, Beacon may implement a vaccination requirement as a condition of ongoing employment for all our workplaces.

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