PSW Personal Support Worker | Part Time

VIVA Retirement Communities; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Team meals

Vacation

Sick pay

Job summary

VIVA Retirement Communities in Vaughan is seeking a Part-Time Personal Support Worker to assist seniors with daily living activities, mobility, personal care, meals, housekeeping, and medication reminders. You will work weekends and evenings as part of a compassionate, energetic team dedicated to high standards of care.

Join a Premier retirement community that emphasizes making today great, offers competitive pay, health benefits, vacation and sick pay, and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed the Personal Support Worker Program.
• Clear verbal and written communication.
• Time management with minimal supervision.
• Team player with ability to prioritize.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Flexible hours including weekends and night shifts.
• English proficiency (verbal and written)

Responsibilities

• Assist community members with personal care and daily activities.
• Distribution/dispensing of medications.
• Launder linens for suites and community laundry.
• Support other team members throughout the community.
• Adhere to the V!VA Service Culture Standards and bring your personality to the role.
• Engage in training and growth opportunities to make today great.
• Live the Orange Dot V!VA Values and deliver customer service excellence.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Team player

English proficiency

Physical ability

Education

PSW Program

Job description

Find your opportunity to Make Today Great!

If creativity, innovation, service and a chance to make a real differencein peoples’ lives are important to you, wewant you on our team. Please see below for current job opportunities. While we thank allrespondents, only those underconsideration will be contacted.

PSW Personal Support Worker | Part Time

Would you like to fill the time withfulfillingwork for Seniors?

Join a company that believes in Making Today Great!

Work for a Premier Retirement Community and employer in Vaughan

Be a part of a team that shares a passion for making a positive impact and see why we are Happier Here!

Enjoy competitive salary and health benefits, team meals, vacation, sick pay and more!

Successful candidate must work weekends and willing to pick up shifts.

You.
You have a passion to raise the bar in the retirement industry. You are an energetic, motivated team player who is able to inspire others to provide the highest standards of performance and customer service. You will have abilities and customer service experience in a similar setting with skills and knowledge in the areas of emergency response, housekeeping, health and safety practices and be a contributing team player to the overall success of the Community. You are committed to upholding the V!VA Values and Culture. If making a difference in people’s lives is important to you, then we are eager to hear from you.

Us.
What do you get when a team of experienced industry professionals combine their passion and decide it is time to raise the bar in the retirement living industry? You get V!VA Retirement Communities. At V!VA, we aren’t about grand statements or lofty ideals. We are a group of Canadians committed to bringing the right mix of people together to inspire each other and deliver the highest standards of customer service and performance in the retirement industry. At V!VA we put people first. We are looking for just the right person who shares V!VA’s mission –Making Today Great!

The Career.
A Personal Support Worker at a V!VA Retirement Community, you will be accountable to your schedule shifts, including evening and weekends and job duties as they pertain to your assigned shifts. You will collaborate and work as a team player with emphasis on cleanliness throughout the Community for the enjoyment of our Community Members and guests. When needed, you will be part of the first response team for all emergency calls from our Community Members and provide them with a compassionate and supportive approach to their needs. You will report and document all findings both in the communication binder and to the Wellness Manager to ensure a seamless communication and support system. Ensure the appropriate methods of maintaining confidentiality and privacy of information are carried out in your day-to-day tasks and communication. Working closely with the Wellness Manager to address, support and honor the needs of our current and prospective Community Members.

Key Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Assist Community Members with various personal needs including assistance with dressing, light housekeeping, mobility, food service, bathing, laundry, etc.


• Distribution/dispensing of all required medications


• Laundering bed and bathroom linens for all suites; personal Community Member laundry as required


• Assisting Community and Team Members as required throughout the Community


• Adhere to the V!VA Service Culture Standards while bringing your own natural personality to the position


• Actively participate in all training offeredand seek opportunities to continue growing and learning and finding ways to contribute toMaking Today Great!every day for everyone


• Live the Orange Dot V!VA Values and drive excellence in customer service throughout the community

Qualifications include but not limited to:

• Successfully completed the Personal Support Worker Program


• Ability to communicate clearly with peers and subordinates


• Ability to manage their time effectively with little supervision


• Ability to work as a team member, understanding the priorities of others


• Able to bend, stretch, sit and stand for long periods. Able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs


• Ability to work flexible hours and weekends of night shifts


• Able to effectively communicate in verbal and written English.

V!VA Retirement Communities welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Successful Applicants will be required to show proof of eligibility to work in Canada for the next 6 months.

V!VA Retirement works and operates in the vulnerable sector and the well-being of our community members and team members is important. For this reason, V!VA Retirement Communities requires all new team members are vaccinated for COVID-19.

Accommodation, including for those who cannot be vaccinated for COVID-19 due to religious or medical reasons, will be provided in accordance with V!VA Retirement’s obligations under the OntarioHuman Rights Code , as amended from time to time, and theAccessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act , as amended from time to time.

Additional Information

• We use AI tools in screening applications


• Vacancy Status: Existing