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Join Our Team as a Personal Support Worker - Home Support!

Company: Prairie Branches

Location: Wilkie, SK

Salary: $18.93 hourly

Job Category: Healthcare

About the Role

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? Prairie Branches is seeking dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our team as Personal Support Workers in a home support setting. This temporary position offers flexible hours ranging from 32 to 160 hours per month, allowing you to balance your work and personal life while providing essential care to clients in a rural area.

Key Responsibilities

As a Personal Support Worker, you will:

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene
• Support regular exercise, such as walking
• Change non-sterile dressings and collect specimens
• Assist with feeding and meal preparation
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship and personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies

Requirements

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Education: No degree, certificate, or diploma required
• Experience: Will train

Work Environment

• Non-smoking environment
• Rural work setting

Physical Demands

• Ability to bend, crouch, and kneel
• Combination of sitting, standing, and walking
• Fast-paced and physically demanding environment
• Weight handling of up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal Suitability

• Punctual and dependable
• Client-focused with excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong oral communication abilities
• Flexible, reliable, and a team player
• Demonstrates initiative and good judgment

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Vulnerable sector check

Benefits

At Prairie Branches, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits, including:

• Health Benefits: Dental plan, health care plan, vision care benefits
• Financial Benefits: As per collective agreement
• Long-term Benefits: Long-term care insurance
• Other Benefits: Learning/training paid by employer, variable or compressed work week, wellness program

Support for Diverse Communities

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. Prairie Branches offers:

• Support for newcomers and refugees with credential recognition and mentorship programs
• On-the-job training and networking opportunities for youth
• Mentorship and coaching for Indigenous workers and mature workers
• Policies that discourage discrimination against visible minorities

Are You Ready to Make a Difference?

If you are enthusiastic about providing compassionate care and support to those in need, we encourage you to apply and join our dedicated team at Prairie Branches!

Disclaimer: Please note that the job posting you are about to read has been automatically generated by OpenAI based on a brief description sourced from the Job Bank.