Personal Support Worker (PSW)

Carefor Health & Community Services; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in home care and community support services is seeking a Casual Personal Support Worker. In this vital role, you will provide personal support and homemaking services, enabling individuals to achieve their highest level of independence and wellbeing. With a strong commitment to inclusive practices and ongoing professional development, this organization ensures that their staff receive comprehensive training and support. Join a dedicated team that values the impact of their work on the lives of clients and their families, and enjoy benefits such as a flexible schedule and a pension plan that looks out for your future.

Benefits

Flexible Schedule

HOOPP Pension Plan

Comprehensive Onboarding

Continual Training

Great Benefits

Qualifications

• Provides personal support and homemaking services to individuals.
• Works within the scope of practice and informs management if additional training is needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care team to meet individual needs.
• Helps clients attain optimal independence and wellbeing.

Skills

Personal Support

Homemaking Services

Collaboration with Health Care Team

Scope of Practice Awareness

Education

Training in Personal Support Work

Job description

The Opportunity: Casual Personal Support Worker – Carefor Mackay Centre

Posting Date: January 2025

Under the supervision of the Care Team Supervisor, the Personal Support Worker (PSW) provides personal support and homemaking services to individuals. Care is provided within the framework of policies, procedures, standards and quality & risk management as established by Carefor Health and Community Services and the management of the Pembroke Civic Complex. The PSW collaborates with members of the health care team in meeting the needs of individuals to attain an optimal level of independence and wellbeing. A PSW is responsible to work within his/her scope of practice, performing the care and activities for which they have the necessary training and for which they are competent. The PSW is to inform the manager or designate if they require additional training with tasks.

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years. Please visit our website for more information.

At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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