About this position

“How do you live in the moment?”

We are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter™’ and seek a warm, loving, and teamwork‑oriented candidate who shares our values. The ideal Personal Support Worker (PSW) will provide hands‑on personal care, promote independence, and support residents in a safe, welcoming environment guided by the Residents’ Bill of Rights.

Wage Rate: $26.53 /hour

Schedule: PT Days (6am‑2pm), PT Afternoon (2pm‑10pm), PT Night (10pm‑6am). (30 hours biweekly, every other weekend, pre‑established schedule).

Responsibilities

- Promote the Vision, Mission and Values of the Home.
- Provide assistance with personal care and ADLs (e.g., dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility, transfers, feeding) according to the resident’s plan of care.
- Encourage independence by offering cues, time, and adaptive supports—maximizing what residents can do while honoring choice and self‑determination.
- Support bathing routines in a way that enhances comfort and dignity (respecting preferences for timing, privacy, water temperature, and bathing options) to improve quality of life.
- Work closely with the Nursing/Restorative team to support restorative care goals and safe mobility.
- Follow best practices for the required programs and carry out care interventions in the resident’s plan of care (e.g., falls prevention, skin/wound prevention, continence/bowel supports, pain cues/comfort measures, palliative approach supports, and expression of needs approaches).
- Use approaches (e.g., GPA/BSO tools), identify and communicate triggers, and support written approaches to care that reduce escalation and promote safety and dignity.




- Support a least‑restraint approach by using alternatives first, following the care plan and direction of regulated staff.
- Protect residents from harm and know what to do if abuse/neglect is suspected or witnessed—ensure immediate safety and report concerns promptly per policy.
- Adhere the Home’s process for reporting incidents and complaints.
- Complete accurate, at point of care, and objective documentation each shift in the electronic record (ADLs, mobility/transfers, continence, skin observations, nutrition/hydration, expression of needs, mood/affect, pain cues, and safety risks).
- Understand standardized assessments (e.g., interRAI LTCF) support continuity and care planning; provide clear observations and input to the Clinical care lead.
- Follow resident’s plan of care and documented approaches.
- Monitor residents’ well‑being and promptly report changes in physical, cognitive, expression of needs, and emotional status to the Clinical care lead.
- Follow safe transfer practices and demonstrate competence with ceiling/mechanical lifts and mobility aids per policy.
- Assist with meal service, snacks and nourishment delivery, and feeding as required, following swallowing/texture and safety directions where applicable.
- Ensure personal care items are clean, labelled, and accessible; maintain a clean, safe care workplace during care routines.




- Promote and protect resident dignity, privacy, autonomy, and respectful relationships—consistent with the Residents’ Bill of Rights.
- Provide culturally safe, inclusive care by:
- Asking “what matters to you today?” and adapting routines to resident preferences, language, faith/spiritual needs, and cultural practices (within safety requirements).
- Communicating respectfully with residents and families, recognizing diverse family structures, identities, and traditions.

- Maintain professional communication with residents, families, and co‑workers; demonstrate kindness and the ability to “change the moment positively” for residents.
- Follow routine practices and additional precautions as required (hand hygiene, PPE use, cleaning/disinfection steps within role, respiratory etiquette) and participate in outbreak measures (cohorting workflows, signage adherence, reporting symptoms immediately).
- Work safely and follow all health and safety procedures, including safe lifting/mobility practices, PPE, and reporting hazards, incidents, or injuries promptly.
- Participate in required training (e.g., WHMIS, safe lifting, violence/harassment prevention, outbreak/IPAC training) and follow supervisor directions for safe work.
- Help maintain a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff by identifying risks early and escalating concerns.
- Follow the Home’s emergency procedures (e.g., fire, evacuation, missing resident, power disruption, outbreak surge workflows) and participate in drills and emergency preparedness education as required.
- Participate in care conferences and Committee meetings as requested and contribute obs

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