Household Care Aide (RPT 115H25 Views)

POSTING : HEU Posting 115H25

STATUS : Regular Part Time

CLASSIFICATION : (15301) Household Care Aide

WORK AREA : Providence Living at The Views Woodlandview2 Line #13 PCN #

WORK ADDRESS : 211 Rodello St Comox BC V9M 0E1

EFFECTIVE DATE : To Be Confirmed

HOURS : 40.6 Hours Bi-Weekly (0.57 FTE)

Days and Evenings 0700-1330 / 1600-2100 / 1500-2300

Days Off; Rotating

SALARY : $29.83 Hourly

JOB SUMMARY :

Providence Living is a non-profit Catholic-sponsored health care organization focused on long-term care assisted living housing and other community services to support seniors and their family members. We are committed to re-imagining the experience of seniors especially those living with dementia and to creating communities and fostering a culture where seniors are empowered to make decisions that affect their quality of life.

Reporting to the Director of Care and working under the general supervision of a Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse (RN / LPN) the Household Care Aide works collaboratively with the household care team to support residents in establishing and maintaining a pleasant safe and homelike atmosphere in the designated household. This position provides routine nursing care and in partnership with other members of the household care team assists with mealtime and housekeeping activities and supports residents in engaging in lifes pleasures within the household such as watching television reading the newspaper playing cards solving puzzles etc.).

All staff have a part to play in preventing adverse events and in promoting safety for patients and staff by being aware of and adhering to all policies and procedures including promptly reporting any risks or safety concerns relating to patient or staff safety.

Services at The Views are guided by our Mission Vision Values and Ethical Framework. All employees are expected to demonstrate respect for the safety and dignity of all residents staff and volunteers. Every employee makes a vital contribution to our Mission of providing care with compassion by exemplifying our core values of respect excellence and compassion in their work and demonstrates Indigenous Cultural Safety cultural humility and anti-racism principles.

What You Will Do

Key Responsibilities :

• Provides personal care to residents such as bathing care of skin hair mouth feet nails dressing etc.
• Provides food service such as serving and feeding residents as required providing nourishment when indicated and assisting with other mealtime activities such as heating prepared food making tea coffee and toast.
• Performs transfers of residents to and from bed toilet tub using correct lifting and transfer techniques as indicated utilizing mechanical aids when appropriate. Transports residents by wheelchair stretcher or walking.
• Appropriately uses and applies comfort and safety measures such as bed cradles foot boards and bags air foam cushions bed rails restraints.
• Provides for elimination needs as directed; measures and records fluid intake and output; collects and labels routine specimens; initiates bowel intervention.
• Weighs residents takes temperature pulse and respiration and reports appropriately.
• Provides passive exercises in conjunction with activities of daily living as directed. Encourages and assists in active exercise to ensure rehabilitation and / or maintenance of optimal functional levels.
• In collaboration with the household team promotes residents recreational and social activities by listening to and / or observing residents wishes about how they want to spend their day assisting the resident to achieve what they want to do retrieving any related equipment / supply to assist the resident in their desired endeavours (e.g. cleaning supplies cooking or baking items adaptive equipment etc.). Provides the necessary support to assist the resident in participating in recreational and social activities for as long as the resident wants and needs.
• Maintains a clean well-organized safe environment for residents and staff by assisting with light housekeeping duties such as sweeping and mopping floors vacuuming dusting washing dishes and washing drying folding and delivering laundry.
• Assesses need to initiate appropriate action in emergency situations such as fire falls respiratory obstruction loss of consciousness. Summons appropriate assistance and emergency equipment.
• Documents observations regarding household activities and care and reports to the Nurse any physical social or mental changes in the residents. Assists in modification of care plans.
• In accordance with policy handles residents personal belongings such as hearing aids dentures wheelchairs walkers etc. with care and respect.

What You Bring

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What We Offer

Join a Compassionate and Innovative Community at Providence Living

At Providence Living we are more than a long-term care providerwe are a faith-based non-profit organization dedicated to reimagining seniors care in British Columbia. Rooted in Catholic values and inspired by the healing ministry of Jesus Christ our mission is to create communities where residents feel at home empowered and connected .

This posting will remain open until successfully filled. All internal applicants received by 08 : 30 am September 23rd 2025 will be given first consideration.

Key Skills

Billing,Apparel Merchandising,Information Security,Jewellery,Art

Employment Type : Part-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1