Personal Support Worker - Ft (3 Month Contract)

Let us welcome you home to The Hamlets in Penticton, B.C

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.

Our Vision : For every person to feel at home.

This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honor to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavors.

Responsibilities

• Provides care and services to residents with respect to their senses and communication by encouraging residents to wear individual sensory aids such as glasses, hearing aids, etc.
• Provides supervision and/or assistance to residents in the activities of daily living including feeding, as per residents’ individual plans of care to meet their needs and expectations
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Ensures and promotes the provision of resident-focused care to meet the needs of residents
• Provides cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support

Qualifications And Experience

• Demonstrated working experience with the elderly in a health care setting, knowledgeable with respect to their needs
• Registered Social Worker
• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with residents, families, and visitors
• Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatment and related bedside care to resident
• Successful completion of a Personal Support Worker from an approved college or private institution meeting the standards established by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, National Association of Career Colleges, as per established provincial requirements as an asset

Conditions of Employment

• Clear Police Information Check
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
• COVID-19 vaccination. This requirement will be waived if you did not receive the vaccination due to any legislated protected human rights grounds
• Valid CPR and First Aid

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