Personal Support Worker – Toronto Downtown

Title: Personal Support Worker – Toronto Downtown

Company: VHA Home HealthCare
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Job Type: FullTime, Weekends

Description:

VHA Home HealthCare is seeking Personal Support Workers (PSWs) to provide assistance with personal care, socialization, and emotional support to diverse client groups in Ontario. PSWs help clients maintain daily living activities in their homes, encouraging independence and preventing institutionalization. They are responsible for monitoring and reporting changes in client behavior and condition, following client directions and preferences, and adhering to VHA policies and standards.

The key areas of accountability for PSWs include assisting clients with activities of daily living, meal planning, mobility, household duties, and special functions taught by a health professional. Required qualifications for this position include PSW certification, RN/RPN/DSW/HCA/Personal Attendant certification, or relevant training. Candidates must have strong communication skills, be committed to client-centered care, and willing to work with diverse client populations.

VHA offers a competitive pay range, benefits, pension plan, education compensation, mentorship, career development opportunities, and wellness resources for employees. The organization is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with diverse needs. Interested candidates can apply online, and only selected applicants will be contacted for further discussion.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist clients with activities of daily living

Provide emotional support and socialization

Monitor and report changes in client behavior

Follow client directions and preferences

Adhere to VHA policies and standards

Required Qualifications:

PSW certification or relevant training

Strong communication skills in English

Willingness to work with diverse client populations

Ability to work independently and with a team

Current CPR and First Aid certification

Registered with Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority

What makes VHA's compensation unique?

Benefits, pension plan, and education compensation

Comprehensive orientation and training

Mentorship, career development, and wellness resources

Employee and family assistance program

Accommodation and VHA's commitment to DEI:

At VHA Home HealthCare, we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with diverse needs. We review all applicants based on merits, skills, and experience to ensure fair and unbiased recruitment practices. Our services are accessible and sensitive to the needs of diverse groups. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates can apply online through our website. Thank you to everyone who applies, and we will review applications as they are received.

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Title: Personal Support Worker &#8211; Toronto Downtown
Company: VHA Home HealthCare
Location: Toronto, Ontario
VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) is one of the largest notforprofit home care providers in Ontario. Our team is made up of close to 3,000 caring and committed professionals who love what they do. Our providers tell us: "Home care is where I can truly make a difference. There is such a sense of accomplishment from helping people live independently at home." Our teams work together to provide high quality, clientcentred care to those who need it most in their homes, schools, retirement homes and other community settings. Many of our team members manage their own schedules in the community and they say, "The freedom and flexibility can't be beat." Providers form meaningful bonds with the clients and families they serve over time and are supported by a diverse regional team and beneficial home office programs. Team members tell us "I love the inclusive culture. I feel welcome and at home."

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Pay Range $21.66 $24.47 (placement on salary range as per Collective Agreement)

Our PSWs are responsible for providing assistance with personal care, socialization, and emotional support, as well as other related health services to diverse client groups (includes adults and children) to maintain the activities of daily living in the home. Support activities are performed in such a manner as to encourage independence of the client and the prevention or delay of institutionalization. Responsible for monitoring and reporting changes in client behaviour and condition. In order to promote the client's selfdetermination and control, personal support workers follow, whenever possible, the client's directions and preferences. All activities are conducted within the client care/service plan and policies, procedures and standards of confidentiality of VHA. #INVHAPS

Key Areas of Accountability VHA's Personal Support Workers (PSWs) Help Clients Live More Comfortably, Safely And As Independently As Possible. Their Skilled, Compassionate Support Can Also Be a Great Assistance To Family Caregivers Looking For a Much Needed Break. Personal Support Workers Assist Our Clients With, But Not Limited To

Activities of daily living such as grooming, dressing and bathing
 Meal planning and preparation
 Mobility and transfers
 Light household duties such as cleaning, laundry and washing dishes
 Provision of special functions that have been taught, with respect to the client by a regulated health professional.
 Reporting changes in client behaviour and condition

Required Qualifications

PSW certification from an approved and recognized educational institution
 RN/RPN/DSW/HCA/Personal Attendant certification
 RN or RPN students with a minimum successful completion of 1 year
 Internationally trained Nurse, Midwife or Physicians
 Graduates of a paramedic program
 Ability to read, write, and speak English (equivalent to grade 10 level)
 Must be available to work on the weekends or rotational weekends
 Ability to travel between assignments within designated areas of work
 Demonstrated commitment to client and familycentered care
 Willingness to work with a diverse client base including clients who are elderly, physically challenged and with mental health conditions
 Demonstrated ability to recognize safety concerns, communicate effectively using a computer and/or mobile device
 Requires good judgement, the ability to work independently, and work cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team
 Immunization for measles, rubella, and varicella, and prophylaxis immunization of Hepatitis B is strongly urged. Must be screened for tuberculosis where required (i.e. longterm care facility).
 Current CPR and First Aid certification is a definite asset
 Ability to speak a second language is a definite asset.
 Registered and in good standing with Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA) will be an asset.

What makes VHA's compensation unique?

Benefits and pension plan for permanent eligible employees
 Compensation for education and professional development
 VHA is a leading learning organization so we can provide you with comprehensive orientation and training at the start and throughout your career
 Mentorship and peer support
 Career development opportunities
 Employee and family assistance program
 Wellness resources
 Perks &amp; discounts
 Staff &amp; service provider events

Accommodation and VHA's commitment to DEI At VHA Home HealthCare (VHA), we passionately strive to uphold our commitments to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We champion inclusion and diversity in all parts of our organization and are strong believers that a diverse workforce is key to the ongoing and future success of VHA. We aim to review all applicants with fair and unbiased recruitment practices where opportunities are presented based on merits, skills, and experience. VHA is committed to providing reasonable accommodation and our services are accessible and sensitive to the needs of diverse groups. If you require any accommodation, please let us know in advance as we are happy to comply.

How to Apply? Our online application should take about 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

VHA is accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada; an RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organization designate; and a founding member agency of United Way Greater Toronto.

Thank you to everyone who applies. We will review applications as they are received. We'll only be contacting those selected for further discussion.

In every role and at every level, we lead with purpose, build bonds that matter, and we're passionate about providing spectacular care.

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