Villa Acadienne is an 86-bed long term care facility that has adopted the Eden Alternative Philosophy of Care. We believe in a resident centered care approach and strive to make life for our resident's worth living. We're moving away from a medical model of care and transforming our home into a place where residents can continue to grow and live full lives. We are situated in Meteghan, NS. We are about 30 minutes from Yarmouth, 40 minutes from Digby and about 3 hours from Halifax. We invite you to come join our team and enjoy life along the coast of Saint Mary's Bay. For more information on who we are and the services we provide, please visit our website at www.villaacadienne.com.

POSITION: Continuing Care Assistant / Personal Care Worker
TYPE: Permanent Part-time / Term Part-time / Casuals

JOB PURPOSE:

Provides quality care to residents by:

• Meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the residents
• while promoting their well being

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/ABILITIES:

• Nova Scotia Certification as a Continuing Care Assistant (CCA), or
• Nova Scotia Certification as a Personal Care Worker who has worked in a long term care facility in Nova Scotia in the past twelve months, or
• Currently enrolled as an LPN or RN student from a recognized course, or
• Completion of the 1st four modules of the CCA course with plans to complete CCA program within two years;

We offer 8 hour shifts, flexibility in scheduling, every second weekend off to term and part-time employees, excellent wage and benefit package with participation in the Nova Scotia Health Employees' Pension Plan (nshepp)

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POSITION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Tina Dodman, RN, BScN
Director of Clinical Service
Villa Acadienne
PO Box 248
Meteghan, NS BOW 2JO
(902) 645-2065
doc@villaacadienne.ca

Deadline to Apply: January 24, 2020