Personal support worker – home support
Abbeylawn Manor Living
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Collect specimens
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Take patients’ blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Supervise patients’ exercise routines
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Make beds and maintain patients’ rooms
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Elderly
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site recreation and activities
- Team building opportunities
- Wellness program