Personal Support Worker – Sample Job Posting
EMPLOYER: Community Educational Health Centre
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Counsellor Aide (Personal Support Worker)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Counsellor
Duties:
Provides basic care to visually impaired multi-handicapped adults
• Assists in the organization and scheduling of leisure time
• Assists in the purchase, care, and repair of personal belongings
• Assists in the administration of medications
• Assists in personal hygiene and basic care
• Provides sighted guide & transportation.
• Provides attendant care services to specified clients , including transferring, lifting, bathing, feeding, and personal care.
• Provides other assistance, including informal counselling, as needed
Assists in the implementation of behaviour management and lifeskills training programs
• Collects baseline data
• Maintains records, implements established programs as directed
• Provides input regarding the effectiveness of programs
Coordinates the daily activities of the group home
• Assists in group meal planning, grocery shopping, and meal preparation
• Ensures the basic maintenance, cleanliness, and safety of the home
• Purchases household goods as needed
• Helps to resolve interpersonal conflicts
Represents our health centre to the community at large
• Maintains a professional manner at all times in the performance of her/his duties
• Protects and promotes the welfare, dignity, and individual rights of our clients at all times
• Adheres to the goals, policies, and aims of our centre in all professional activities
Qualifications:
CA or Relief Qualifications
• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Post secondary studies in a related field preferred
• Experience working with the physically disabled in a residential setting
• Some knowledge of behaviour management principles
• Knowledge of and abilities in transferring, lifting, and other attendant care duties.
• Personal Support Worker training preferred. (we may provide training and certification for otherwise qualified internal candidates)
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
Pay Scale – CA/Relief