About Us

At AgeCare, our mission is to empower residents to live their lives to the fullest by prioritizing their health and well-being. We firmly believe that we are working in our residents' homes, and we dedicate ourselves to providing a comfortable and person-centered environment. Working in long-term care is more than just a job; it is a calling for many of us.
 

The Opportunity:

The Personal Support Assistant reporting to the Director of Care or designated clinical leadership team member, the Personal Support Assistant helps with select nursing and personal care tasks in accordance with residents’ plan of care and, which are within their knowledge and skill, while adhering to regulatory and standards, policies and procedures.

What Is In It For You:

• To support and provide one on one care as needed;
• To provides day to day services and support to individual residents to offer a warm and safe environment, ensuring comfort and well-being of residents are met;
• To support with safe lifts and transfers of residents;
• To guide residents to and from their rooms, recreational activities, restorative care office and dining room as required while contributing to a positive resident experience;
• To act as a resident companion and provide comfort and support to residents as needed;
• To assist with feeding while adhering to safe food handling techniques throughout all aspects of food service;
• To assist in completing general duties as directed by the care staff including, but not limited to organizing closets, restocking shelves, making of beds, support residents with high needs in choosing their clothing and dressing;
• To participate on an as needed basis in interdisciplinary meetings for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating resident care and service needs.

What You Will Need:

• High School Diploma;
• Working towards completing Personal Support Worker program (or provincial equivalent certificate program) or any other healthcare program nice to have;
• Volunteer/Working experience with seniors in the community health services setting nice to have;
• Ability to model warm, caring and empathetic communication style when connecting with residents, families and peers;
• Strong and personable communication skills;
• Demonstrated desire to work in a service driven environment and through customer focus skillset.

Wage Levelling Salary: $24.80 per hour

If you’re motivated by the privilege of serving our seniors with dignity, respect and compassion, come join us!