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The student Personal Support Worker (PSW) will assist in the following: activities of daily living (bathing, oral hygiene, hair; washing, peri-care, finger/toenail care), dressing, toileting (including colostomy care and managing catheter drainage bags), mobility (including using equipment or mechanical lift) and feeding. Additional duties may include tidying up workspace, applying splints or protective dressings, caring of body after death, providing emotional support to residents & families, meal preparation, laundry and terminal cleaning of rooms. The student PSW will work in a safe and healthy manner and follow the regulations in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Job Responsibility:
Assist in activities of daily living (bathing, oral hygiene, hair washing, peri-care, finger/toenail care)
Dressing
Toileting (including colostomy care and managing catheter drainage bags)
Mobility (including using equipment or mechanical lift)
Feeding
Tidy up workspace
Apply splints or protective dressings
Care of body after death
Provide emotional support to residents & families
Meal preparation
Laundry
Terminal cleaning of rooms
Work in a safe and healthy manner and follow the regulations in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Requirements:
Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
A Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or per person on whom refugee protection has been conferred
Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada
Student or recent graduate from an accredited Personal Support Worker Program
Must provide a current police vulnerable sector check at own cost
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position: lifting objects over 25 lbs., frequent standing, bending, constant walking
Nice to have:
Experience as a personal support worker is an asset