Home Support Worker
Eminence Talent Group, Canada
Job Description
Closing the Gap Healthcare (CTG) is dedicated to providing Canadians with the highest level of care across a wide range of home-based and community-setting services.
As a leader in the home- and community-care industry, CTG is pioneering a one-of-a-kind paid healthcare education program. We are launching our very own Home Support Worker program where we will be providing paid virtual classroom training, paid on-the-job training, and guaranteed full-time employment to compassionate and independent individuals who are looking to enter the field of healthcare.
We are hiring in the following areas:
Guelph Region: Kitchener, Waterloo, Wellington, Guelph, Erin, Rockwood, Fergus, Elora, Mount Forest, Cambridge
St. Thomas Region: St. Thomas, Rodney, West Lorne, Dutton, Port Stanley, Aylmer, Tillsonburg
Dufferin Region: Orangeville, Shelburne
Halton Region: Oakville, Milton
Muskoka and Timiskaming: Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Port Severn, Timmins, Kirkland Lake, New Liskard, Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls.
- Learn about the benefits of providing home care and working in people’s homes. Build on your healthcare skills in coordinating with your client and their family and meeting the complexity of their care needs.
- Gain best-in-class knowledge regarding home care and service plans to assist individuals with daily living routines, such as assisting with feeding, lifting and transferring, dressing and undressing, respite care, peri-care, bathing, personal hygiene, and safe bathroom use. Other critical skills training includes household management, nutrition, and food preparation.
- Identify healthcare issues using basic assessment strategies and report findings.
- Master an integral part of what Home Support Workers provide as part of a multi-disciplinary care team.
- Are you customer-service-centric? Are you motivated to help your customer with their needs?
- Do you have good communication and listening skills?
- Do you enjoy working independently and thrive in a flexible and dynamic work environment?
- Is working in the community and providing service to others exciting for you?
- Are you interested in building a career in healthcare?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Home Support Worker Paid Training program may be right for you.
- Provide basic personal and medical care to clients according to their individual care plans.
- Assist clients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Help clients with mobility, positioning, and transferring.
- Provide companionship and emotional support to clients.
- Help with meal preparation, feeding, and medication reminders.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for clients and report any issues to the appropriate party.
- Maintain accurate records of services provided and report changes in clients’ conditions to the appropriate party
Requirements
- Able to commit to 5 weeks of full-time training
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Screening check upon hire
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow directions closely.
- Possess a reliable vehicle and be willing/able to travel to client homes as needed.
Benefits
- Paid Training amp; Development
- 3 weeks of paid virtual training
- 2 weeks of paid on-the-job training
- A bonus of $600 upon the successful completion of training
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Health Care Plan (Medical amp; Dental)
- Participation in the Company RRSP Matching Program
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick amp; Public Holidays)
- Full-time Work or Part-time and Casual opportunities at the end of the training
- Hourly Pay Rate- $21