Continuing Care Assistant (CCA)

Laurel’s Lake Residence Inc. is now hiring!

Job Posted: Continuing Care Assistant (CCA)

Wage: C$19.00/ hour to C$20.50/ 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.