Job Description

Your Opportunity:
Grande Cache, located in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, is an ideal destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Surrounded by lakes, rivers, trails, and twenty-one visible mountain peaks, the town offers endless recreational activities such as hiking, skiing, horseback riding, golfing, and ATVing. The community boasts excellent facilities, including an aquatic center, fitness centers, and skating rinks, making it a perfect place to raise a family. With four schools and a vibrant community spirit, highlighted by events like the Canadian Death Race Ultramarathon, Grande Cache offers a balanced lifestyle. Join our dynamic multidisciplinary team in the North Zone and make a meaningful impact in the lives of families in a supportive, close-knit community.
Description:
As a Health Care Aide (HCA), you will work as a collaborative member of the multi-disciplinary team providing personal assistance including supporting activities of daily living and support services to patients (clients, residents) who require short-term assistance or ongoing support, in accordance with the patient care plan and facility policies and procedures. In this position you will work closely with patients, families, and caregivers spanning the continuum of care in home, community or health care facilities assisting nurses with the provision of routine care to meet patients' hygiene, nutrition, mobility, recreation and safety needs, assisting with organized activities or programs and observing and reporting on a patient's mood, health, and wellbeing. Working under a regulated health professional you will be assisting in the maintenance of a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors, and maintaining effective communication with patients and health professionals.

Classification:

Health Care Aide

Union:

AUPE AUX

Unit and Program:

Whispering Pines Lodge

Primary Location:

Grande Cache Community Health

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.50

Posting End Date:

16-OCT-2025

Employee Class:

Regular Part Time

Date Available:

31-OCT-2025

Hours per Shift:

5.5

Length of Shift in weeks:

8

Shifts per cycle:

28

Shift Pattern:

Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends

Days Off:

As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary:

$20.78

Maximum Salary:

$26.03

Vehicle Requirement:

Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Health Care Aide Certificate within 18 months of hire and active directory status on the Alberta Health Care Aide Directory. Must provide a confirmation letter as proof of enrolment from the Directory at https://www.albertahcadirectory.com/health-care-aides/confirmation/. Nursing students currently enrolled in an approved Alberta nursing program who have successfully completed a minimum of 100 hours of practicum; and are either in their 1st year of practical nursing program; or 2nd year of baccalaureate nursing or psychiatric nursing program will be considered. Must attest to this compliance and provide proof of qualification.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.