24 Aug
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Region of Waterloo
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Alton
24 Aug
Region of Waterloo
Alton
Personal Support Worker (Community Alzheimer Program) Job Number: 4801Job Type: Temporary Full-TimeVacancy Reason: BackfillTemp Contract Length: Up to 4 monthsLocation: 247 Franklin St N - Sunnyside HomeNumber of Positions: 1Division: Community ServicesHours of Work: 77.5 hours biweekly, Work Schedule: Week 1: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat Week 2: Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri Union: Unifor 1106Grade: Unifor 1106 Grade 004Salary Range: $28.64 - $30.08 per hour Join the Team at Sunnyside Home At Sunnyside Home, care is personal. As the first long-term care home in Waterloo Region certified in The Butterfly Approach® , we are recognized for creating a warm, home-like environment where relationships, emotional well-being, and resident choice come first. Here, you’ll be part of a compassionate and innovative team that is committed to meaningful connections, person-centred care, and making every day matter for residents and families. If you’re looking for more than just a job, and want to be part of a workplace where kindness, collaboration, and dignity are at the heart of the work, we’d love to hear from you. The Region of Waterloo is a diverse and growing community committed to creating opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish With One Spoon wampum, a treaty grounded in sharing, sustainability, and respect: Take only what we need Leave some for others Keep the dish clean These principles continue to guide our commitment to reconciliation, inclusion, and community well-being. The Role Works as a part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide person-centred care to residents and create a home-like workplace where residents feel listened to and cared about. Supports care approaches that are evidence-informed, recognize the uniqueness of each person, put people before tasks, and support an awareness of one’s contribution to each relationship, including personal attitudes, values, and actions.
Documents care and assistance provided. Performs clerical, portering, and housekeeping duties as required. Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to create a caring, person-centred, homelike environment where residents feel listened to and cared about. Duties/Responsibilities Works as a part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide person-centred care to residents and create a home-like environment where residents feel listened to and cared about. Assists residents to maintain personal hygiene (e.G., bathing, nail grooming, teeth cleaning, mouth care), and with dressing/undressing. Labels resident clothing and care items. Assists residents in and out of beds, wheelchairs, geriatric chairs, on/off toilets, bedpans, and commodes using resident-appropriate lifting techniques and mechanical protocols. Encourages meaningful, relaxed, social mealtimes for residents and team members. Serves and assists during meals, assists residents with meals as directed, cleans residents as needed, and clears tables. Documents food intake per procedures and reports unusual occurrences to RPN, RN. Engages with residents, promotes resident participation, and participates with residents in programs and activities. Delivers effective, efficient care according to resident care plans. Promotes resident/family choice, maximizes resident strengths, supports limitations, and ensures safety of the resident, other residents, and staff. Reads kardex and behaviour support plans (as applicable) for each resident. Carries out routine bowel and bladder programs. Distributes and cleans bedpans and urinals, as required. Makes/changes resident beds when required. Rinses and sorts soiled clothing and linens for laundering. Applies topical lotions, oils, prescription creams, and ointments under direction of RPN, RN, or delegate. Collects specimens for testing as directed.Responds promptly to resident call bells and participates as directed in resident rounding. Operates mechanical lifts and
📌 Personal Support Worker (Community Alzheimer Program) (Alton)
🏢 Region of Waterloo
📍 Alton