Personal Support Worker (PSW) - (Part-Time)

Personal Support Worker (PSW) - (Part-Time)

Pay Competitive

Employment type Part-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 49139

* New increased starting rate July 4, 2023 *

** $3 /hour Wage Enhancement from Ontario Government**

*** $1000 Sign-On Bonus ***

Mill Creek Care Centre is offering a $1000 Signing Bonus for all New Hires

Mill Creek Care Centre is committed to recruiting and retaining professional, high quality staff in order to deliver the best care possible for all residents. The sign on bonus is intended to encourage new staff to establish a trusting, valued and long lasting relationship with Mill Creek Care Centre.

Do you have a passion for making a difference?

At Mill Creek Care Centre, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families' loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else.

Our Vision is to build and provide a community where Residents can achieve all they can be and experience holistic care in a Christian manner and environment.

Our Mission is to provide services in a friendly, quality focused, caring community.

Our Values follow a ‘People’ focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.

A day in the role of a Personal Support Worker at Mill Creek Care Centre.

As a Personal Support Worker at Mill Creek Care Centre, you will enhance restorative care by promoting independence and activities of daily living. A Personal Support Worker also enhances the therapeutic effects of the bathing process and provides the resident with an environment and bathing options, which meet their needs and add to their quality of life.
Under the direction of the Unit Supervisor, a Personal Support Worker provides personal care, reports changes in resident status and documents where applicable. Personal Support Workers also work closely with the Nursing Restorative Therapist (NRT).

This position is responsible for but not limited to:

• Performs a wide variety of tasks that include providing assistance with personal care and activities of daily living for residents.
• Provides direction and guidance to residents in the provision of activities of daily living as per their plan of care, ensuring to maximize their independence and allowing for choice and self-determination of their care.
• Monitor resident’s wellbeing and report changes in their physical, emotional conditions to registered staff.
• Responsible for accurate documentation on the residents for each shift adhering to relevant policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of the home including the Code of Conduct.
• Maintain effective and professional communication with residents, Families and fellow coworkers.
• Promote the Vision, Mission and Values as well as Residents' Bill of Rights.
• Maintain a quality focus in all things.
• Ensure the health and safety of residents, families and coworkers.
• Other Duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory.

Qualifications

At Mill Creek Care Centre we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications needed to join our family at Mill Creek Care Centre are as follows:

• PSW Certification from a program that is at least six hundred (600) hours in duration counting both class time and practical experience.
• The PSW program must meet the vocational standards established by Ministry of Training, Colleges or University or the standards established by the National Association of Career Colleges or the standards established by the Ontario Community Support Association.
• An RN or RPN who in the opinion of the Director of Nursing has adequate skills and knowledge to perform the duties of a Personal Support Worker.
• A student who is enrolled in an educational program for RN or RPN and who in the opinion of the Director of Nursing has adequate skills and knowledge to perform the duties of a Personal Support Worker.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.
• Mill Creek Care Centre recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires have received, at minimum, the two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada with the booster dose scheduled.

How to apply?

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you, and making every moment count!

Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any particular accessibility needs and the organization will work with the employee to address them.

About the company

We are responsive to the changing needs of seniors and their communities. Our people are the key to our success, making the Responsive Group a recognized leader in creating practical and innovative processes and programs as well as lasting partnerships...