Continuing Care Assistant Full job description
Alderwood is committed to maintaining the quality of life of our residents through meeting their essential needs - mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and social. This is accomplished by our team of competent, caring staff interacting respectfully with residents in a protected, comfortable, home-life environment.
The CCA will provide assistance with activities of daily living to Alderwood's residents to promote holistic care and independence with their scope of employment and standards of Continuing Care Assistants. The CCA must demonstrate accountability, resident-focus, and work in collaboration with all other Alderwood Team members. Shifts are 12 hours, 24/7, with full-time hours available.
Duties of the CCA include, but are not limited to:
Provide appropriate personal care; bathing, dressing, assistance with ambulation/re-positioning, activities/programming
Communicate clearly and professionally with all residents and co-workers
Apply environmental and security measures
Recognize common chronic illnesses experienced by individuals
Monitor and observe any changes in resident behaviour,



and consult RN/LPN for guidance or assistance where required
Respond appropriately to the physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of people across the life cycle
Document and report as per Alderwood policies.
Promote healthy lifestyle choices and illness prevention
Demonstrate appropriate, respectful, professional behaviour
Protect own health and health of others by adopting safe work practices, reporting unsafe conditions immediately, and attending all relevant in-services
Maintain good personal physical and mental health, to ensure willingness and capability to meet physical demands of position
Job Types: Full time, Part-time, Permanent, Casual
Pay: $22.22-$27.12 per hour
Benefits:Extended Health Care Benefits Package including:
Vision care
Dental Care
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Company Pension Plan
Additional pay: Overtime
Schedule: 12-hour shift, day shift, holidays, night shift, on-call, weekends as needed.
Work Location: In person

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📌 Continuing Care Assistant (Nova Scotia)
🏢 Alderwood Rest Home
📍 Nova Scotia