Home Support Worker HSW
Home Support Worker HSW
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Job Description
Being a Home Support Worker is a rewarding career in which you will be able to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families and make a real difference in their lives. In this role you will assist patients with their basic personal care and help them manage daytoday living activities so that they can continue living at home while giving care givers and family members respite from the demands of caring for aging parents or loved ones. As a Spectrum HSW you will provide our patients with the best possible care and support.
- Provide basic personal care for medically stable patients under the direction of a Home Support Supervisor
- Assist patients with activities of daily living such as bathing dressing toileting skin care and socialization
- Perform basic meal preparation and light housekeeping duties such as washing dishes taking out the garbage doing patients laundry. Sweeping and vacuuming within the patients immediate living area may be required
- Provide respite for medically stable patients while the primary caregiver is out of the home
- Maintain awareness of patients abilities current diagnosis made by medical professionals diet personal interests and special needs
- Requires travel within assigned region between patients residences or facilities
Qualifications :
- Supportive Care Worker Certificate Health Care Aide Certificate or completion of Term 1 of a PSW program
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Police Check and TB Test (within 6 months) as a condition of employment
- Current CPR and First Aid Certificate
- Effective English communication skills written and verbal
- Ability to interact with others in a caring tactful and courteous manner
Additional Information :
Spectrum Health Care is thrilled to be named one of Canadas Best Managed Companies. This award recognizes top companies across Canada for overall performance sustained growth strategy capabilities and innovation culture and commitment and leadership. Click here to learn more about this esteemed honour.
We thank all applicants however only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 upon request support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
If you require accommodation because of disability through the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at () for assistance.
Spectrum Health Care is committed to fostering cultivating and building a culture of diversity equity and inclusion within our organization. We strive to attract engage and develop a workforce that reflects the diverse communities that we serve and we know a diverse workforce is key to the growth and success of our organization.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
