Laurel’s Lake Residence Inc. is now hiring!

Job Posted: Continuing Care Assistant (CCA)

Wage: C$20.00/ hour to C$21.00/ hour

Work hours: 30 to 48 hours per Week

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Language: Speak, Read, Write - English

Work Location:

• Dartmouth, NS
• Halifax, NS
• Timberlea, NS
• Upper Tantallon, NS

Requirements:

• A secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent is required.
• 7 months to less than 1 year of related experience is required.

Responsibilities and essential job functions:

(Reporting to the Nursing Manager responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following):

• The job demands are to provide care for clients, ensuring the comfort and safety of clients are met to the greatest possible extent: care must be within the scope of practice of a Continuing Care Assistant.
• Care requirements: assisting or providing complete personal care, assisting/providing with the activities of daily living, supporting physical and emotional wellbeing, meal preparation, assistance with feeding, light housekeeping and laundering of clients’ personal clothes and linens.
• Observe client conditions and reported unusual events or changes in condition.
• Understand and implement infection prevention practices.
• Maintain client records and documentation as required.
• Effectively communicate and engage clients in a variety of activities within their environment.
• Maintain confidentiality of client and corporate information and discusses the same only with Company personnel.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Previous related work experience in a similar position or life experience in which similar duties were completed.

• First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate

• CCA Certification an asset

• Criminal Record Check, vulnerable sector check.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving abilities

• Highly responsible & reliable

• Ability to work under pressure with a combination of sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, and kneeling

• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team

• Physically fit and able to lift up to 50 lbs

• Ability to focus attention on clients, remaining calm and courteous at all times

• Ability to work daytime, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as required

How to apply

Please send your application via email to laurelslakeresidence@gmail.com.
Your application must include the following: a cover letter.