Personal Support Worker

Are you a caring, patient person with a strong desire to make others happy? Join Comfort Keepers and help make a difference in the life of a Senior.

Comfort Keepers of York Region, which serves areas including Richmond Hill and Stouffville, ON, is seeking caring, loving, reliable individuals to join our team in the role of Personal Support Worker throughout the York Region. 

As a personal support worker on our team, you will provide one-on-one assistance to seniors in the comfort of their own homes to ensure they are living the most positive and purposeful lives possible. This role will allow you to connect with seniors on a personal level and make a positive impact on their day-to-day health and wellbeing.

Job Benefits:

• Offering competitive pay - $18 to $21 per hour
• Three hour shift minimum
• Flexible hours based on your availability
• Interact and build relationships with your clients
• Make a difference in the lives of seniors
• Continuing training opportunities, including earned certificates
• Work close to your home
• Referral bonuses
• Direct Deposit

Take the first step toward an exciting career with Comfort Keepers! Apply Today!

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide interactive care – spend time getting to know your clients
• Bathing, showering, toileting
• Meal planning, preparation, and feeding
• Dressing & grooming
• Light housekeeping, laundry, organizing incoming mail
• Grocery shopping, running errands
• Transferring, mobility support
• Assistance with transportation to medical appointments, etc.
• Communicating with office and family

Job Requirements:

• Genuinely concerned about helping people
• Access to a mobile phone (data enabled preferred) and internet
• Reliable transportation (may travel to multiple locations in a day)
• Must have current Vulnerable Sector Police check (within past 6 months) or be willing to obtain one
• PSW/HCA Certificate or equivalent
• Current First Aid and CPR Training

Apply Today! Preference will be given to PSWs who are willing to work with housekeeping clients.

Our office serves seniors in communities including Newmarket, Bradford, and Aurora. This position may require travel in the above areas – we do our best to match you with clients in your area. Learn more here: https://www.comfortkeepers.ca/yorkregionsouth/employment/

 

Comfort Keepers is committed to a high quality and safe environment for both our staff and clients/patients. Dependent upon Provincial government regulations, and the position being applied for, new hires may be required to provide proof of vaccination against illnesses such as COVID-19, Hepatitis, Seasonal Flu etc. Please speak with the recruiter for position specific requirements. Medical exemptions or any other kinds of requested exemptions based upon Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

“At Comfort Keepers, we honour our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. This is how we bring our vision of elevating the human spirit of those we care for, work with and in our communities. We have a culture of belonging, where individual differences are embraced and celebrated, through programs, resources and policies that support each individuals purpose, potential and wellbeing.”

Comfort Keepers operates in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and applicable Provincial Human Rights Codes.