Personal Support Worker - Long Term Care

Schlegel Villages Inc.; Windsor; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned senior care provider in Windsor, Ontario is seeking Personal Support Workers to deliver quality personal care. Candidates should have a valid PSW Certificate and a caring attitude. Responsibilities include assisting residents with daily activities and communicating changes in well-being to the nursing team. The team values a holistic approach to elder care, fostering strong relationships with residents and their families.

Qualifications

• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward residents, families, and team members.
• Understand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of the PSW role.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities including personal hygiene care.
• Report any changes in resident well-being to nursing staff.

Skills

Caring and respectful attitude

Understanding of physical, mental, and emotional demands

Education

Valid PSW Certificate (600 hours or greater)

Job description

Overview

The Village at St. Clair located in Windsor, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for Personal Support Workers to join their team.

As a new Personal Support Worker (PSW) joining our Village, you will:

Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of personal care to our residents. You will work as a key member of our Village and neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents’ individual needs, and advocate for residents to actively participate in decisions about their care. Personal Support Workers (PSW) at Schlegel Villages foster exemplary relationships with residents, their families and the Village team to deliver holistic care focusing on flexible living and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Assist our residents with all daily living activities, including personal hygiene care, basic nursing care, companionship and activities.
• Get to know residents and promptly identify and report any changes in well-being to the Registered Practical Nurse or Charge Nurse.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid PSW Certificate that is 600 hours or greater and meets the vocational standards established by the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities, the standards established by the National Association of Career Colleges, or the standards established by the Ontario Community Support Association OR Experience working as a PSW, PCA or equivalent based on international education and have the ability to acquire the above mentioned if requested to do so. Additional documents may be requested during the initial screening process.
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward residents, families, and team members.
• Understand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of the PSW role.

Assets (not required): Experience working in a Long-Term Care Home setting.

You can be you while being a part of our family.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, Village design and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident”.

We’d love to talk to you about what makes us different.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.

Schlegel Villages is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome newcomers, those of visible minorities such as Indigenous, youth and/or newcomers to Canada to apply.