Continuing Care Assistant (CCA)

Villa Saint-Joseph du Lac

POSITION VACANCY

POSITION: Continuing Care Assistant (CCA)
LOCATION: Yarmouth, NS
TYPE: Temporary Part-Time (75%) Approx. 1 year term

Villa Saint-Joseph du Lac, located in Yarmouth NS, is home to 79 long-term care Residents. We are a provincially funded, non-profit organization that provides 24/7 care. Villa Saint-Joseph has a strong interprofessional team and a new facility (opened in 2015) which allows us to promote a safe, clean, home-like environment for our Resident and care partners.

Responsibilities:

The primary purpose of this position is to serve Residents by attending to their personal care needs throughout the day and night. This includes assisting Residents at meals and with a variety of daily living activities and simple pleasures according to individual needs, interests and desires. The incumbent acts to foster a home-like environment for Residents living at the Villa. All responsibilities are to be approached in a spirit of teamwork, within and among departments, to ensure cooperation and completion in an efficient manner. The underlying responsibility is the care and safety of each Resident and ensuring their physical, emotional and spiritual needs are met. The incumbent is required to work under the direction of the Mission Statement, Values, Standards, Policies, Procedures and Resident-Centered Care Philosophy of the Villa Saint-Joseph du Lac.

Qualifications:

• Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) Certificate
• Capable of and willing to demonstrate empathy, understanding, respect, courtesy and politeness towards all Residents, visitors and staff
• Physically capable of performing all duties
• Neat and clean in appearance
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding Resident affairs and Villa business at all times
• Ability to maintain good attendance and varied availability
• Previous experience in Nursing
• Capable of functioning independently and as part of a team
• Available to work a variety of shifts including morning, afternoon, evening, overnight, weekends and holidays

This is a unionized position and is bound by the CUPE Collective Agreement.

Please submit cover letter, resume and references to:

Sheri Needham by email [email protected]
Villa Saint-Joseph du Lac
255 Highway 1
Dayton, NS B5A 5A1
Fax (902) 742-4230

Offers of employment conditional upon providing satisfactory criminal records check. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.