Supervisor Personal Support Worker

County of Lambton; Sarnia; On-site; Full time

Job summary

The County of Lambton seeks a Supervisor for Personal Support Workers (PSW) to oversee staff in providing high-quality resident care. This full-time essential role involves supervising daily operations, staff development, and ensuring compliance with health regulations, aimed at enhancing the quality of life for residents.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong full scope of PSW clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervises PSW and RCA performance of resident care services.
• Participates in recruitment and performance management of staff.
• Ensures adherence to safety and risk management policies.

Skills

Nursing Home Experience

Developmental Disabilities Experience

Direct Support

Computer Operation

Caregiving

Case Management

Special Needs

Training & Development

Child Protective Services

Experience with Children

Education

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Leadership certification

Tools

Point Click Care

Point of Care Documentation

Job description

The County of Lambton is an urbanrural area in southwestern Ontario that is home to over 126000 residents. The Corporations seven divisions operate programs and services for the residents of Lambton County such as land ambulance provincial offences court three LongTerm Care Homes 25 library branches two museums an art gallery archives local roadways public health services housing services social services building services and planning and development services. Lambton County is a community dedicated to economic growth environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with its municipal and community partners.

Position Summary

The Supervisor Personal Support Worker reports to the Director of Nursing and Personal Care (DONPC) and provides daily supervision of Personal Support Worker (PSW) and Resident Care Assistant (RCA) staff. This role is responsible for the supervision guidance counselling hiring mentoring and ongoing performance development of all PSW and RCA staff within the designated Home.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Supervision of PSW and RCA :

In adherence to the Fixing LongTerm Care Act (2021) and PSW scope of practice supervises PSW and RCA performance of resident care services and resources required to deliver quality Eldercentred Elderdirected care

Supervises day to day PSW and RCA care; meets regularly with the care givers and care team members

Collaborates with DONPC and other members of the leadership team to obtain feedback on the specifics or irregularities in Elder care needs

Participates in the review of policies and procedures

Participates in Quality Improvements and Risk Management activities

Reviews workload with care teams to determine efficient use of resources; recommends changes / additions to DONPC and Administrator

Meets regularly with PSWs and RCAs communicating changes education mentoring and expectations

Participates in the investigation of resident care concerns and complaints

Ensures adherence to all policies procedures and practices including those related to Safety and Risk Management

Ensures adherence to all safety and risk management practices including follow up of employee incidents to ensure corrective action

Participates with internal committees as required

Monitoring accuracy and completion of electronic documentation by PSWs

Performs other related duties as required

Human Resources Management :

Provides supervision guidance counselling and input in performance management of PSW and RCA staff

Establishes good labour relations through knowledge interpretation and implementation of policies and union contracts

Participates in the recruitment selection and orientation of PSW / RCA staff and students

Approves / declines vacation requested and PSW / RCA leaves

Participates in union / management activities

Counsels PSWs / RCAs on attendance management

Ensures mandatory education is completed by PSWs and RCAs

General :

Incumbents must keep uptodate on all relevant legislation collective bargaining agreements County Policies and Procedures etc. ensuring that these are implemented as prescribed

Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and / or the requirements identified within the positions Physical Demands Analysis

These describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all job duties in the classification. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervision Requirements

Direct Supervision : Personal Support Workers Resident Care Assistants

Indirect Supervision : Not applicable

Functional Authority : Not applicable

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Leadership certification is preferred

Experience

Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills

Demonstrated presentation / training skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong full scope of PSW clinical skills

Working knowledge of Point Click Care and Point of Care Documentation

Demonstrated computer / technological skills

Previous supervisory experience preferred

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Nursing Home Experience,Developmental Disabilities Experience,Direct Support,Computer Operation,Caregiving,Case Management,Special Needs,Training & Development,Child Protective Services,Experience with Children,Word Processing,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 37 - 44

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