Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant

The Personal Care Assistant is responsible for performing duties to enhance the quality of services provided for residents by ensuring everyone has water, snacks, refreshments and ice; assisting aides as needed; making beds; changing sheets; helping with assisted living as requested; accompanying residents to external appointments; comforting residents; supervising residents, documenting what they do day to day.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Makes and turns down beds
• Delivers ice to resident rooms
• Answers telephone and directs calls as appropriate
• Delivers snacks to those residents who do not require assistance in feeding
• Transports residents as requested
• Cleans and straightens resident rooms including drawers and closets
• Observes safety needs of residents including use of bedrails, rail pads and other protective supports
• Identifies safety/security hazards, ensures resident is out of immediate danger, reports to appropriate personnel
• Thinks and acts calmly and logically to meet unusual occurrences of the job without being thrown off stride
• Dementia Special Care Unit--Follows all appropriate safety and security guidelines, procedures and protocol for residents in the Unit; Maintains appropriate, effective communication with residents, and with residents' family or other significant relationships; Provides all care, treatment and services with appropriate dementia care protocols; Participates in relevant educational and training activities as appropriate
• Performs all other duties as assigned or directed

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.

Skills & Abilities

• Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred
• Experience: No prior experience necessary
• Computer Skills: Must possess basic computer skills
• Other Requirements: Must be able to communicate with residents and staff; Must be able to follow directions and to complete assigned tasks; Must be able to read, write, understand and speak the English language; Previous experience with Geriatrics preferred, but not required; Special care/dementia care employees will have additional training in caring for and treating dementia residents; Must be able to work with elderly residents, families, and other health care staff members; Must be able to adhere to all terms and conditions set forth in the United Church Homes Employee Handbook

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.