Job Description
HEALTH CARE AIDE JOB DESCRIPTION
Abby Road is seeking friendly, professional Health Care Aides to join our Support Services team in Casual positions.
Abby Road Cooperative is a 49 unit housing cooperative. Our 26 Support Services Program clients live completely independently in their own housing unit.
Our Health Care Aides act at all times with our clients at the heart of all they do, assisting them in a variety of tasks that helping them lead self-directed, independent, healthier, happier lives. Please see the Principal Duties listed below.
Experience is an asset. We are looking for people with a genuine interest in helping others, building relationships and working as an integral part of a caring, supportive team.
Function:
Provides the required personal care, meal preparation and homemaking to the user members of the support service program of Abby Road Housing Co-op.
Principal Duties:
(a)Assist members with personal grooming, hygiene, bathing, dressing, bowel and bladder care and other tasks to ensure the member’s personal requirements are met.
(b) Provides to members who require mobility assistance the following: lifting, positioning, turning, range of motion, etc.
(c) Maintenance and cleaning of respiratory equipment. May also do very minor maintenance to other equipment and ensure that the equipment is clean. All maintenance of members equipment will be at the request of the member and the members are responsible to ensure that this maintenance is correct. If the employee feels that the maintenance of equipment is out of their skill level, they may refuse the responsibility and request that other means be taken to maintain and clean the equipment.
(d) As required, follow the member’s instructions for meal preparation. May prepare suitable foods in bulk for later use by freezing. Store foods in a safe and sanitary manner. May assist the member in feeding. Ensure that food preparation area is clean and tidy.
(e) Ensure that the member’s residence is kept in a clean and orderly manner as per the member’s instructions. This may include vacuuming, dusting, washing of floors, walls, windows, changing of bed linen, garbage removal, laundry, ironing, mending, etc.
(f) In an emergency situation only, assist the member with child care which is neither “Day Care” or “Baby Sitting”, but infant care if necessary because a non-disabled adult member of the family is not able to assist in the infant’s care.
(g) It is understood that the following priority order shall apply
- personal care
- childcare
- feeding and meal preparation
- homemaking, and other.
Required Qualifications
(a) Must possess required training and or credentials as specified by Alberta Health Services in their Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Abby Road Support Services.
(b) Must have the ability to understand the needs of the members, be able to effectively communicate with the members, fellow staff and general public. Must develop, build and maintain a rapport with members.
(c) Must have and maintain a basic First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification. All renewals of the Certificate shall be paid for by the Employer.
(d) Must have a mature attitude, be in good health and good physical condition and be able to demonstrate this by way of a physical examination by the medical practitioner of the Employer’s choice, the cost of which shall be paid by the Employer.
(e) Must be able to be bonded by a certified bonding company.
(f) Must have knowledge of fire regulations and procedures as applicable to the Co- operative.
(g) Must have HCA directory number (or it must be in process)
HCAs must be able to speak and write in English.
These are Causal positions with plenty of opportunities for motivated HCA's to pick up a variety of different full time and part time shifts that need coverage. Emergency per hour bonus for shifts taken with less than 24 hours notice. Overtime also paid where and when applicable.
Job Type: Casual
Salary: From $19.86 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
Flexible Language Requirement:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edmonton, AB T6G 2R9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- HCA certification (required)
Work Location: In person
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