Personal Support Worker

Quilt; Maple Ridge; On-site; CAD 123,000 - 175,000; Part time

Job summary

Quilt seeks a compassionate Personal Support Worker to care for a 93-year-old woman in Blue Mountain, Ontario. You will provide companionship, mobility support, and fall prevention in the client’s home, which also houses two friendly dogs.

Schedule is Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM (4 hours per week). Required: PSW certification, CPR, and First Aid; experience with dementia/arthritis care preferred. CAD$27.00/hr; CAD$108.00/week.

Qualifications

• PSW certification required.
• Experience with seniors using mobility aids (walker/wheelchair).
• Understanding of fall risk management and arthritis care.
• Autonomy in home-care settings with reliable scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and supervision to ensure safety, particularly fall prevention.
• Encourage and assist with light exercises to maintain mobility and strength.
• Engage in conversation and activities to reduce sedentary time.
• Monitor for changes in condition and communicate with family.
• Be comfortable around two medium-sized, friendly dogs.
• Provide respite for the client's son who is the primary caregiver.

Skills

Patience

Independent work

Fall risk management

Motivation for exercise

Education

PSW certification

Job description

Personal Support Worker - The Blue Mountain, Ontario - CAD$108.00/week

Description

About the Client:

We're seeking a compassionate caregiver for a 93-year-old woman living in Blue Mountain with her son. She has arthritis throughout her body and uses a walker for mobility. Recently, she has experienced multiple falls and was unable to get up on her own when the family was away. While she remains independent in many daily activities like making her own lunch, she spends most of her time sitting and watching golf or news on TV. She's starting to experience some memory changes but is otherwise cognitively engaged. She has two friendly French Water Dogs in the home.

Responsibilities:

• Provide companionship and supervision to ensure safety, particularly fall prevention
• Encourage and assist with light exercises to maintain mobility and strength
• Engage in conversation and activities to reduce sedentary time
• Monitor for any changes in condition and communicate with family
• Be comfortable around two medium-sized, friendly dogs
• Provide respite for the client's son who is the primary caregiver

What We're Looking For:

• Experience with seniors who use mobility aids (walker/wheelchair)
• Understanding of fall risk management and arthritis care
• Patience and ability to motivate someone who may be resistant to exercise
• Comfortable working independently in a home setting
• Reliable and consistent with scheduled visits
• Ability to recognize and respond to changes in client condition

Schedule:

Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (4 hours per week). The client watches golf Thursday through Sunday, so these midweek afternoons are ideal for engagement and activity. This schedule allows the client's son time for his own activities, including walking and errands, while ensuring his mother has supervision and companionship.

Pay & Hours

CAD$27.00/hr

Hourly rate

CAD$108.00/week

Per week

Estimated Earnings Based On 2 day(s)/week

Required Days

Monday 1:00pm-3:00pm

Within 1 week

Location

The Blue Mountain, Ontario

Care needs

Mobility support

Companionship

Requirements

License/Certification

Personal Support Worker (PSW)

CPR Certification

First Aid Certification

Required languages

Considerations

Comfortable working around pets

Physical lifting may be required

Experience with dementia/Alzheimer's

Additional Considerations

Client needs someone who can encourage physical activity and exercise to prevent falls. Experience with arthritis care and fall risk management is important. Must be comfortable supervising someone who spends extended periods sitting and watching television.