The West Elgin Community Health Centre is located in the beautiful rural community of West Lorne, Ontario conveniently situated a half hour southwest of London. As a casual PSW/DSW, you will join a team that values compassion, excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect and equity.

Primary Responsibilities:

The PSW/DSW provides service to Assisted Living clients living in Dutton, West Lorne and surrounding communities. This important role assists seniors and adults with physical disabilities with their daily living activities including, but not limited to:

• Assisting clients with personal daily living activities such as hygiene, meal preparation, light housekeeping and medication assistance.
• Providing input on client care and taking part in case conferences as scheduled by the Coordinator.
• Making decisions about client care within scope of practice.

What Do you Bring to the Position?

• Personal Support Worker or Developmental Services Worker certificate or equivalent required.
• This opportunity may also be ideally suited for RN and RPN students. We have openings for casual PSW/DSW positions at this time.
• Current CPR/First Aid or willingness to obtain required.
• Experience providing services to seniors/adults with disabilities in their homes preferred.
• An appreciation of rural community living preferred. Experience with dementia clients an asset.
• Exemplary communication skills, independent, creative, dynamic team member valuing compassionate, excellent C.A.R.E.
• Ability to work flexible hours - days, afternoons, weekends, statutory holidays, call-ins.
• Computer proficiency and previous EMR experience an asset.
• Ability to travel within the Centre’s service area attending appointments where public transportation may not exist or may not be available in the hours when service is required.
• Access to a reliable vehicle during work hours is a must.
• Verification of full Covid-19 vaccination status or verified medical exemption and vulnerable sector police check required.

About Us:

The West Elgin Community Health Centre has served our rural communities for nearly 29 years. We work alongside extraordinary people at the Centre. We are very proud to be a part of an alliance of community health centres across the province where we focus on improving the health and wellbeing of people and communities facing barriers. We continue to value and advocate for a more inclusive society. We believe that housing, education, food and the environment all play a role in health and well-being. We also believe that language, literacy and poverty should not get in the way of receiving great care. Our team provides primary health care, illness prevention and health promotion services as well as a range of community programs primarily to the residents of Dutton Dunwich and West Elgin municipalities. Our diabetes services are open to anyone and are offered at multiple locations in Elgin County.

The Centre is committed to a respectful, diverse, accessible and inclusive work environment. We encourage and welcome applications from persons with disabilities and a broad range of cultural, ethnic, racial and gender identities and expression. Reasonable accommodation will be provided in all phases of the recruitment process

Job Type: Casual

Salary: $22.61-$23.77 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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