Job Description

• Assisting clients with daily personal care activities, in keeping with their individual care plan
  • Bathing
  • Dressing/undressing
  • Personal hair care
  • Shaving/grooming
  • Mouth care
  • Preventative skin care
  • Other personal hygiene tasks
• Assisting clients with daily housekeeping activities, in keeping with their individual care plan
  • Light apartment housekeeping (sweeping, tidying, dishes etc.)
  • Laundry services
  • Light meal preparation / safe food handling
• Assisting clients in daily activities which maintain adequate levels of physical health and safety, in keeping with their individual care plan
  • Performing safety wellness checks
  • Medication reminders
  • Living area visual scans
  • Engaging clients in positive/social conversations
  • Encouraging clients to direct and/or participate in their own care
  • Assisting clients with general mobility needs (walking, movement, positioning etc.) in and around their home and the program location
  • Encouraging participation in HALS social and/or recreational activities
  • Assisting with basic range of motion exercises where required by the care plan
  • Demonstrating sensitivity and respect to clients who may be experiencing physical health challenges
  • Providing emotional and social support to both clients and their family members
  • Demonstrating a positive attitude and approach towards clients as unique individuals
• Performs daily work in keeping with the established Assisted Living procedures, processes and expectations
  • Answers call bells in a safe and timely manner
  • Observes and records client information/comments/issues/behaviours/changes on the 24-Hour Shift Report
  • Follows daily client care schedules as determined by the Manager or Supervisor
  • Maintains a clean and organized work environment
  • Reports critical client care information/issues to Manager or Supervisor right away
  • Understands and follows individual client care plans, seeks clarification from the Manager or Supervisor where care plan in unclear
  • Participating in team/group meetings
  • Other duties as requested or required

• PSW Certificate from an accredited training institution, required
• 1-3 years PSW experience, preferred
• Member of the PSW Registry, preferred (may be required under some contracts)
• Current First Aid and/or CPR Certificate, required
• Training in gentle persuasive/non-violent crisis prevention, preferred
• Training and previous work experience in Medication Reminders, preferred
• Previous experience working in a Assisted Living environment, preferred
• Access to reliable transportation, driver’s license and vehicle insurance, required
• Vulnerable sector police check at time of hire, annual declaration, required
• 2 step TB test at time of hire, required