Personal Support Worker

CareQuilt; Oakville; On-site; CAD 31,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Quilt, Inc. seeks a compassionate Personal Support Worker to care for an elderly man in Oakville. You’ll provide overnight support, assist with mobility using a Hoyer lift, manage incontinence care, and coordinate with ParaMed staff in the morning.

The role involves conversation, light meal prep, and engaging activities like dominoes and bird-watching. You’ll need a valid PSW certification, comfort with dementia care, and the ability to speak clearly for hearing-impaired communication.

Qualifications

• Certified PSW with Hoyer lift experience.
• Experience in dementia care and senior assistance.
• Ability to speak clearly and loudly for someone with hearing loss.
• Reliable overnight team player capable of independent work.
• Comfort with incontinence care and personal hygiene tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight care and companionship from 6:00 PM to 10:00 AM (Friday nights).
• Engage in conversation, activities like dominoes, and bird-watching.
• Assist with evening routines, Hoyer lifts, briefs, and dentures/hearing aids.
• Monitor through the night and assist with urinal use as needed.
• Remind and assist with medications prescribed for the evening and morning.
• Prepare and assist with breakfast and feeding if required, depending on mobility.
• Coordinate with ParaMed PSWs during morning handoff (10:00–11:00 AM).
• Provide guidance to rotating ParaMed staff as needed.

Skills

PSW experience

Hoyer lift experience

Dementia care

Mobility assistance

Meal prep

Companionship

Medication reminders

Clear speech for hearing loss

Education

PSW Certification

Job description

Personal Support Worker - Old Oakville, Oakville - CAD$432.00/week

Description

About the Client:

We're seeking a compassionate PSW to support a 98-year-old gentleman living in Oakville who has congestive heart failure and early-onset dementia. He's a Belgian immigrant with excellent English but a noticeable accent, and he relies heavily on lip-reading due to hearing difficulties despite wearing hearing aids. He's social, enjoys conversation, loves watching birds and squirrels from his front window, and likes playing dominoes. His cognitive function is generally good—he knows where he is and recognizes his neighbors—though he occasionally has moments of confusion. He requires full assistance with mobility using a Hoyer lift and uses a hospital bed, wheelchair, urinal, and incontinence supplies.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overnight care and companionship starting at 6:00 PM
• Engage in conversation and activities like dominoes or bird-watching
• Assist with evening routine: changing briefs, using Hoyer lift for bed transfers, removing and storing dentures and hearing aids
• Monitor throughout the night and assist with urinal use as needed (no lifting required—just opening briefs, positioning urinal, and replacing incontinence cone)
• Remind and assist with evening medications (pre-portioned, given on a spoon)
• In the morning: insert dentures and hearing aids, prepare and serve breakfast (bacon and eggs, cereal, or pre-made porridge), assist with feeding if shoulder pain limits mobility
• Coordinate with ParaMed PSWs who arrive at 10:00 AM (or 11:00 AM every other week), assisting with morning Hoyer transfer and routine
• Provide guidance to rotating ParaMed staff when needed

What We're Looking For:

• Certified PSW with Hoyer lift experience
• Patient, gentle demeanor with seniors
• Ability to speak clearly and loudly for someone with hearing loss
• Experience with dementia care and redirecting confused moments
• Reliable team player who can work independently overnight
• Comfortable with incontinence care and personal hygiene assistance

Schedule:

Every Friday night from 6:00 PM to 10:00 AM, with every other Friday extending to 11:00 AM. Consistent weekly schedule preferred.

Additional Considerations:

The home has a ramp and wheelchair accessibility. Family uses private PSWs during the day and ParaMed for government-funded care. The client sleeps through most nights but may wake 1-2 times.

Pay & Hours

CAD$27.00/hr

CAD$27.00/hr Hourly rate

CAD$432.00/week

CAD$432.00/week Per week

Estimated Earnings Based on 1 day(s)/week

Required Days

Friday 6:00pm-10:00am

Within 1 week

Location

Old Oakville, Oakville

Care needs

Personal care

Mobility support

Meal prep

Companionship

Medication reminders

Requirements

License/Certification

Personal Support Worker (PSW)

CPR Certification

First Aid Certification

Required languages

Considerations

Physical lifting may be required

Experience with dementia/Alzheimer's

Additional Considerations

Must have Hoyer lift experience and be comfortable working with mechanical lifts. Client has hearing impairment and requires caregivers who can speak clearly and loudly. Client has early-onset dementia but is generally oriented. Caregiver will need to coordinate with ParaMed PSWs during morning handoff. Client uses urinal during night for toileting assistance. Caregiver should be patient and gentle with elderly clients. Some assistance with feeding may be required depending on shoulder pain levels.