Are you an individual that has a passion for making a difference?

At Orchard Terrace Care Centre we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork.

At the Orchard Terrace Care Centre, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families loved ones, where the residents of our home come after anything else. Our values follow a ‘People' focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.

A day in the role as a Personal Aide at Orchard Terrace Care Centre:

As a Personal Aide at Orchard Terrace Care Centre you will be placed in a role with high expectations to provide exemplary housekeeping needs for the residents of our home. As a Personal Aide, you are expected to maintain high standards of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the home by cleaning and sanitizing rooms and furnishings in assigned work areas following established policies and procedures.

This position is responsible for but not limited to:

• Assisting residents with personal care such as toileting, bathing and dressing as needed or requested,
• Responding to resident call bells,
• Assisting with meals as needed or requested,
• Daily light housekeeping duties such as changing garbages in resident suites, and changing towels in resident suite,
• Daily deep cleaning of residents suite per schedule,
• Following the care plan, observing and reporting any substantial findings and/or changes in residents behavior to the UCP on duty or Charge nurse,
• Both paper and clinical documentation, per assignments,
• Performing tasks delegated to them.

Qualifications

• PSW Certification preferred, but not required,
• Experience in Retirement, or Long-Term Care preferred,
• Mentally and physically able to perform duties as assigned,
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, staff, and families as required,
• Demonstrates empathy, concern and interest in providing quality care and service to residents,
• Demonstrates organizational skills and ability to complete assignments in a timely fashion,
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team,
• Ability to provide resident care in accordance with application legislation, job routines, nursing care plans,
• Ability to read and write English and understand verbal and written instructions in English,
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.
• The Orchard Terrace Care Centre recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada, 14 days after start date.

How to apply?

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you and Making Every Moment Matter™.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs and the organization will work with the employee to address them.