Personal Support Worker

March-of-Dimes-Canad; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

March of Dimes Canada is seeking a Brain Injury Support Worker (Rehabilitation)/Personal Support Worker to assist adults with acquired brain injury in their own homes within the Supportive Housing Program. The role includes personal care, mobility support, meal prep and daily living activities, with a flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities include documenting progress, following care plans, and providing one-to-one and group support in

Qualifications

• Post-Secondary preferred in Human and Social Services
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Sound behavioral management and cognitive problem-solving abilities
• Proven teamwork abilities and flexibility in scheduling

Responsibilities

• Assists consumers in their own homes with daily living activities and rehabilitation planning
• Provide personal care, transfers, meals and activity support
• Support with bowel/bladder routines and range of motion exercises
• Assist with light housekeeping and reporting incidents or progress
• Engage in one-to-one and group support in home and community settings
• Communicate with consumers, family and care team; adapt to evenings/weekends as required

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Behavioral management

Cognitive problem-solving

Teamwork abilities

English language proficiency

Flexibility in hours

Education

Post-secondary education in Human & Social Services

Job description

The Opportunity:

We are currently looking to fill Brain Injury Support Worker (Rehabilitation)/Personal Support Worker in the Supportive Housing Program,

• Schedule: Includes mornings, evenings, overnights (sleep/awake), weekends and holidays.
• Hours: up to 30 hours per week.
• Wage: $19.65 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Assists consumers in their own homes with non-medical activities of daily living in accordance with individual service plans and with March of Dimes Canada policies and procedures:
• Personal care
• Lifts and Transfers
• Rising/retiring
• Bowel and bladder procedures
• Meal preparation and feeding
• Range of motion exercises
• Other light housekeeping duties
• Performs duties in a professional manner, which respects the dignity and right to privacy and maintains consumer and staff health and safety.
• Reporting responsibilities (incident reports, behavioral data collection and verbal reports)
• Participate in any required training.
• Follow policies and procedures as required.
• Provide one to one support and group support within the home and community to adults with an Acquired Brain Injury with activities of daily living, personal care, and rehabilitation planning.
• Communicate with consumer, family, and team members.
• To provide services on a flexible basis including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications:

• Post-Secondary preferred in Human and Social Services
• Minimum of three years experience in Human Services field and/or working with people with ABI.
• Current CARE, Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) and CPR, First Aid an asset
• Proven consistency in work performance, including reliability and flexibility
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Sound behavioral management skills, cognitive problem-solving skills.
• Proven teamwork abilities
• Working knowledge of ABI and rehabilitation
• Ability to effectively deal with behavioral situations
• Ability to speak, read, and write English
• Ability to work flexible and regularly scheduled hours