Job Description

Personal Support Worker (PSW) Peterborough, Ontario Lakefield, Ontario Apsley, Ontario Havelock, Ontario Regular, Full-Time ReqID: 37849

Description

Position at VON Canada (Ontario)

VON Canada is currently hiring compassionate Personal Support Workers (PSW) to work in Peterborough, Apsley, Havelock and Lakefield, ON for our Assisted Living Program!

The Power to Change Lives!

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salaries and vacation time
• Tiered Benefits (health, dental, LTD) & an Employee Assistance Program
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan with company contribution
• Travel compensation
• Comprehensive orientation program with training provided to support advanced skill sets and requirements
• Smartphone provided to keep you connected during work time
• $3.00 per hour wage enhancement from the Ontario Government for all hours spent directly caring for clients
• $5000 Health Force Ontario PSW Return of Service incentive for full-time commitment where eligible*

What we need from you:

• Certificate in Personal Support Worker (PSW) program or Health Care Aide (HCA) or Developmental Service Workers (DSWs)
• Nursing students or internationally educated nurses are eligible to apply
• A valid driver\'s license and access to a reliable vehicle is required
• A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check is required and a Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check may be required
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

What you\'ll be doing:

• Work with clients in their homes to provide personal care
• Assist with daily living activities, such as grooming, dressing and bathing
• Provide respite care
• Plan and prepare meals and light household duties
• Help with mobility and transfers
• Monitor and maintain household safety
• \xe2\x80\xa6.and much more!

• To view eligibility requirements, click here: https://www.healthforceontario.ca/en/Home/All_Programs/PSW_Return_of_Service

About us:

VON is a non-profit organization that provides clinical, personal and social support to people who want to live every day to the fullest while remaining in their own homes and communities.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail; Lift and carry using appropriate lifting techniques; Bend, push, pull, grip, reach, kneel, crouch using good body mechanics; Walk, sit, stand, climb stairs; Hand movements.

VON Canada is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities and to providing accessibility accommodations for candidates who require them. If you are in need of accessibility support, please visit our website at for further details.

Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its\' discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.

In accordance with the Employer\'s policy, Mandatory Vaccination: COVID-19, it is required that all VON Canada Nova Scotia Branch, VON Canada Ontario Branch and VON Canada (National) employees, contractors, volunteers and students be fully vaccinated (subject only to legitimate established exemptions of a medical nature or where there is a valid human rights exception).

To facilitate this policy, all VON Canada employees, students, contractors and volunteers will be required to provide written attestation confirming that they are fully vaccinated and reasonable proof of vaccination status, inclusive of any government-issued documentation.

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