Personal Support Worker - Petawawa

Government funded incentives:

• Up to $10,000 for recent graduates (April 1, 2023 onwards)
• Up to $10,000 for PSW’s returning to the profession
• Up to $10,000 for relocation to rural area
• Up to $10,000 for recruitment in rural area

If you qualify you can claim multiple incentives (up to $30,000).
More information about these incentives can be seen below.

What we offer:

• Additional $1.00/hour evening and weekend premium
• $500 referral bonus
• $500 sign on bonus
• Salary: $25.50-$27.75 per hour
• RRSP match
• Paid mileage
• Paid training and education
• Company sponsored health and dental benefits for you and your family
• Flexible work environment which is based on your availability

What will you do:

• Assist clients with bathing (partial, complete, tub, or shower)
• Assist clients with oral hygiene, hair care, dressing, and all activities of daily living
• Assist clients with ambulation, transferring, and positioning in bed or chair
• Assist with physio exercises, ROM, etc. as per therapist’s care plan
• Assist clients with feeding and light meal preparation
• Perform light housekeeping duties as per service plan
• Make/change clients bedding as required
• Assist clients with toileting or incontinence care
• Assist and/or remind client to take medication (Do not administer medication)
• Report any changes in health condition, or safety risks to immediate supervisor
• Perform delegated tasks, specific to each client; delegated by nurse or immediate supervisor

What will you need:

• PSW or DSW Certificate or a successful first year nursing completion
• Proof of Covid-19 vaccination
• Vehicle required with valid driver’s license
• Car insurance with a liability of $2 million
• Valid CPR
• Step 2 TB Test (Completed within the last 2 years)
• Vulnerable Sector Police Check (less than 3 months old)
• Must be available to work every second weekend
• Must be available for 20 hours per week minimum

The skills and qualities we look for:

• Kind and compassionate approach to care
• Flexible & reliable
• Comfortable traveling to client’s home
• Strong communication skills in English (verbal & written)
• Bilingual (an asset)
• Willingness to drive & travel
• Use of an insured reliable vehicle
• Ability to provide holistic, client centered care
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Cultural education and experience
• Able to stand, bend, squat, kneel and reach freely; able to freely lift up to 35 pounds;
• Ability to travel up to 45 minutes if needed

Incentives:
We welcome students and recent graduates to join us and enjoy the incentives funded by the Health Force Ontario:

• $10,000 to recent PSW graduates on or after April 1, 2023 in exchange for a 12-month commitment to AHSI.
• $10,000 to PSW who were previously trained and, for the past 12 months, have not worked in a role providing direct patient, client or resident care as part of an organization providing health care or long-term care services in Ontario;
• an additional $10,000 to support relocation costs for those recent PSW graduates committing to work with a home and community care employer in a rural, remote, or northern area for 12 months.
• • (This includes certain Pembroke Postal Codes)
• an additional $10,000 to eligible PSWs recruited to a rural, remote or Northern community