Thomas and has been welcoming residents since 1969. Personal Support Worker – Valleyview Home (Part-Time) POSITION SUMMARY: As a valued member of the nursing team, the Personal Support Worker, under the general direction of the Director of Care, and the technical direction of the Registered Nurse (RN)/Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Supervisor, demonstrates a commitment to the provision of safe, efficient care to the personal needs of residents by assisting them to meet their emotional, social, cultural, spiritual and physical needs, in accordance with established policy and procedure, respective of the Resident Bill of Rights and Long Term Care Homes Act. MAJOR TASKS: • Provides personal care to residents in accordance with home policies, and established standard, Long Term Care Homes Act (LTCHA) and recognized nursing principles learned in the personal support worker program. • Encourages and assists with transporting residents as needed to support participation in activities to promote the optimum physical, social and emotional well being of each resident.
This position must take responsibility for personal health and safety insofar as he or she is able under The Occupational Health and Safety Act and its Regulations. A worker must: a. Work in compliance with the provisions of the Act, the regulations and City policies. b.
Must use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the City requires to be used or worn. c. Report to his or her supervisor the absence of or defect in any equipment or protective device of which the worker is aware and which may endanger himself, herself or another worker. d.
Report to his or her supervisor any contravention of the Act, the regulations or the existence of any hazard of which he or she knows. This position shall not: a. Remove or make ineffective any protective device required by regulations or by the City, without providing an adequate temporary protective device and when the need for removing or making ineffective the protective device has ceased, the protective device shall be replaced immediately. b.
Use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. c. Engage in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct. QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum Secondary School Graduation Diploma plus a Personal Support Worker Certificate or equivalent as per Ontario Regulation 79/10 of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007.
COVID-19 INFORMATION: Please note staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide proof of a medical contraindication or exemption. Must meet all applicable provincial directives with respect to COVID-19 immunization/testing. Remuneration: $28.32 – $29.18 per hour. Applications for this position will be considered active for six months from the date the application was received.
HOW TO APPLY: Go to www.stthomas.ca – Employment, Employment Opportunities. Go to Posting Title. Click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You will need to create a Login.
Please IMPORT and UPLOAD your COVER LETTER AND RESUME individually (i.e. pdf, word). ENSURE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION. Note: You will be required to answer Qualification questions during the application process.
When your application has been successfully received through Dayforce, you will receive an email from [email protected] stating “Congratulations, your application has been successfully submitted.” All prospective employees, volunteers and students will be required to provide an acceptable “Criminal Record Search” as a condition of employment and prior to commencing employment. Although we appreciate all applications received, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Personal information for this position is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, as amended.
The City of St. Thomas is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, you must provide your accommodation needs in advance.
Questions may be directed to the Human Resources Department at 519-631-1680 ext. 4146.