Location: Wolfville, NS
Full-time, On-site, 44 hours per week Indigenous-inclusive employer Experience an assetBenefits listed Posted 4 days ago, via Job Bank
Indigenous-inclusive employer
Continuing Care Assistant
Mountains and Meadows Care Group
$25.00 – $28.00/hour
Bridgetown, NS
Part-time, On-site, 72 hours bi-weekly, 7 openings.
The opportunity
- Status
- Active until cancelled
- Location
- Bridgetown, NS
- Employment
- Part-time, 72 hours bi-weekly
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Openings
- 7
- Experience
- Experience an asset
- Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Job description
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Rural area
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
- Perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
- Perform other duties related to personal care
- Supply and empty bed pans
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
Weight handling
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for Veterans
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
- Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)
Supports for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Requirements
Languages: English
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience: Experience an asset
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Continuing Care Assistant Certification
Security and safety
- Vulnerable sector check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
Who can apply
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Night shift premium
- Pension plan
Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program
Work location
Where you’ll work.
- Bridgetown, NS B0S 1C0 Open in Google Maps
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The employer
Who this posting welcomes
Indigenous-inclusive employer
The employer indicated on this posting that they welcome applications from Indigenous people.
- Industry
- Health care and social assistance
- Based in
- Bridgetown, NS
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Applying
This opportunity is applied for on the employer’s own platform.
- Posted
- Published for
- 15 days
- Vacancies
- 7
- Category
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Industry
- Health care and social assistance
- Languages
- English
- NOC
- 33102
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