SE Health
Personal Support Worker (Team Lead)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Orleans, ON
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Social services
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Current PSW Certificate.
- A valid driver’s license and vehicle.
- Minimum 1 year experience as a Preceptor or leadership/management is preferred.
- Minimum 1 year experience as a PSW at Saint Elizabeth is required.
- Takes initiative and is an advocate for the client/family.
- Promotes a philosophy of Person and Family Centered Care.
- Promotes independence in patients/families and involves them in their plan of care.
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Thrives in a fast paced environment, with multiple competing priorities.
- Outcome-oriented and able to achieve desired results.
- An ability to deal with conflict and excellent problem solving skills.
- Experienced in home care visits.
- Able to adjust to changes in schedule and expectations.
- Able to recognize and report risk situations.
- Good judgment and observation skills.
- Experience/education with the older adult population.
- Interested in learning.
- Interested in leaderships positions/responsibilities.
- Accurate, timely and complete documentation.
Full description
Personal Support Worker (PSW) Team LeadPOSITION SUMMARY:
We require a few Team Lead PSWs to work with the Personal Support Manager to assist them with initial admission visits.
Why join our team?
- Competitive Total Rewards. So much more than a paycheque! Enjoy comprehensive benefits, pension, on-demand pay, car loan support, supportive housing and exclusive staff perks.
- Growth That Meets Your Ambition
Build your skills with education bursaries, tuition support, ongoing training and mentorship. Our leadership team is available 24/7 to help you practice to full scope and deliver excellent care. With diverse roles and locations across Canada, you’ll have opportunities to explore new career paths or move into support and leadership positions.
- Innovative. At SE, we are always looking for new, innovative ways to improve. You’ll be encouraged and supported to identify and make improvements to the way we do our work. As a social enterprise, we support research focused on healthy aging and the well-being of older adults.
- Purpose & Impact
Join a national social enterprise where your voice matters. Every role helps advance health, spark innovation and strengthen communities across Canada.
- Manage your life. At SE, you’ll be supported with the time you need to meet the needs of your clients and meet your own needs, develop yourself and your career, and be part of a team.
- Subsidized OPSWA memberships
- Paid travel time and mileage between clients
- Mobile device and 3 uniforms provided
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide care using the OCAR framework.
- Conduct Tug test on admission.
- Complete the Braden scale on admission.
- Complete all documentation as required.
- Initiate first contact with client and or family.
- Develop care plan based on observation and screening tools, interview with clients and or family.
- Document clients’ diagnosis, functional capabilities and base line as per documentation.
- Contacts and communicates with PSS as required to initiate care, request for additional services and provide safe care.
- Acts as a resource in care of the older adult for other PSWs.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Current PSW Certificate.
- A valid driver’s license and vehicle.
- Minimum 1 year experience as a Preceptor or leadership/management is preferred.
- Minimum 1 year experience as a PSW at Saint Elizabeth is required.
- Takes initiative and is an advocate for the client/family.
- Promotes a philosophy of Person and Family Centered Care.