Temporary Part-time Weekend PSW

Join the County of Elgin as a Temporary Part-Time Weekend Personal Support Worker position at Elgin Manor!

Position Title: Personal Support Worker (PSW)

Type: Temporary, Part-time - Weekend Only

Compensation: $30.87 – $31.30/hour as per collective agreement

Vacancies: 1 existing vacancy

Hours : Weekend shifts only; 8-hour shifts (days, afternoons and night shifts) scheduled between Fridays at 10pm and Mondays at 6am, there is no guarantee on the number of hours.

Elgin Manor is a 90-bed long-term care facility situated in the Township of Southwold, just a few minutes outside of St. Thomas, Ontario. Each home area is equipped with recreation rooms, sitting areas, and television lounges to enhance programming, socialization, and visits from family and friends. Elgin Manor also features multiple outdoor garden patio areas and walkways in a tranquil rural setting, right in the heart of beautiful Elgin County.

About The Role As a certified Personal Support Worker, you will play a vital role in our residents’ daily lives. You’ll be joining a dedicated care team that works collaboratively to support dignity, safety, and overall well-being through established job routines.

Your Responsibilities Include

• Providing personal care such as bathing, dressing, toileting, and transfers
• Assisting with meals and nutrition support
• Tidying resident rooms and common areas
• Performing minor treatments and reporting health observations
• Responding to call bells with attentiveness and empathy
• Participating in care planning through daily reports and documentation
• Supporting inclusive, respectful, and equitable care delivery
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Completion of a Personal Support Worker certificate program from a recognized post-secondary institution.

• Must be willing to further training/education of the Personal Support Worker field through in-services, etc.

• Familiarity with:

• Health & Safety Procedures

• Resident Bill of Rights

• Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021

• Point Click Care

• Demonstrates a commitment to the delivery of safe, efficient care to the personal needs of residents.

What You Can Expect As An Employee

• Competitive compensation + 14% in lieu of benefits and 4% vacation pay, paid every pay.
• Offered enrollment in the OMERS pension plan (if enrolled, in lieu of benefits will reduce to 9%)
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (Homewood Health)
• Rewarding work that directly impacts quality of life
• Some flexible scheduling through the Staff Schedule Care app, including shift giveaways, and shift swapping.

Conditions Of Employment

• Successful completion of a police record check with vulnerable sector clearance.
• Satisfactory Tuberculosis (TB) screening documentation.

Apply now! To be considered, please complete the application process through our website https://www.elgincounty.ca/careers/.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. The County of Elgin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the company will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. Please inform the HR Department of the nature of any accommodation(s) to ensure your equal participation by emailing [email protected] with the job title in the subject line. We thank all those that apply and appreciate your interest. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.