Personal Support Worker

March-of-Dimes-Canad; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

March-of-Dimes-Canad is seeking 1 permanent part-time Personal Support Worker (Support Services Attendant) for the Jason's House Congregate Care Program at 66 West 28th Street, Hamilton. Wage is $23.11/hour, including a $3.00/hour government wage enhancement for direct-support hours.

Hours up to 29 per week (average 24), with shifts including days, evenings, and midnights. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, personal care, meal prep, attending medical appointments,

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR certification required.
• Experience with people with physical disabilities or consumer-based care preferred.
• Ability to transfer, lift and perform bowel/bladder routines as part of care.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours including days, evenings, and midnights.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with non-medical activities of daily living per service plans and policies.
• Provide personal care, feeding, meal prep, transfers, and ROM exercises.
• Attend medical appointments with clients as needed.
• Support clients with recreation and community activities.
• Maintain privacy, dignity and safety of clients and coworkers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Communication skills

Ability to work shifts

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Standard First Aid and CPR certification

Job description

This Opportunity:

We are currently looking to fill 1 Permanent Part-Time Personal Support Worker (Internally known as Support Services Attendant)position in our Jason's House Congregate Care Program, located at 66 West 28th Street, Hamilton.

Wage: $23.11 per hour. This compensation is inclusive of a $3.00 per hour wage enhancement from the Ontario government for hours spent directly supporting clients. The wage enhancement does not apply to training and paid leave.

Hours: up to 29 hours per week, with an average of 24 hours per week.

Schedule: Shift work including days, evenings, and midnights.

Responsibilities:

The Support Services Attendant provides frontline support to medically fragile clients in a congregate care setting. Duties include:

• Assisting consumers with non-medical activities of daily living in accordance with individual service plans and March of Dimes Canada policies and procedures, including:
  • Personal care
  • Showering and toileting routines
  • Bowel and bladder routines
  • Medication support
  • G-tube care
  • Lifts and transfers
  • Rising and retiring
  • Meal preparation and feeding
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Laundry and housekeeping
  • Attending medical appointments with clients
  • Supporting clients with recreation and community activities
• Performs duties in a professional manner that respects the dignity and right to privacy of consumers and maintains consumer and staff health and safety.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR certification
• Experience working with people with physical disabilities and/or experience, knowledge, or understanding of Independent Living or consumer-based care
• Knowledge of and ability to perform transferring, lifting, bowel and bladder routines, and other attendant care duties
• Physical Demands Self-Analysis required upon hire
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work flexible and regularly scheduled hours, including days, evenings, and midnight shifts