Personal Support Worker - Permanent Full Time Nights

Personal Support Worker - Permanent Full Time Nights

Job Category: Individual Contributors

Requisition Number: PERSO063531

• Posted: March 7, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Muskoka Shores Community
200 Kelly Drive
Gravenhurst, ON P1P1P3, CAN

Description

At Sienna, you won’t just fill a position; you will build lasting relationships with residents who call Muskoka Shores their home. Join us in a role where knowing each resident not just by name, but by story, is expected. Our purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life! We truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity, and respect.

Reporting to an Associate Director of Care, the Personal Support Worker is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents.

What Sienna Offers:

We are a purpose-driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard, and empowered to do meaningful work. We offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal, and professional needs:

• A competitive salary and vacation package
• Health & Dental benefits program
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
• Continuous learning and growth to equip you with the necessary skills to succeed
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences, and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing:

You will be a welcomed member of the Long Term Care team at Muskoka Shores Community, working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives. As a Personal Support Worker, you’ll form a deep understanding of your residents and their living experience. You will build relationships with the residents and their family members, offering a variety of support options and program choices that enrich their daily health and well-being.

How You’ll Succeed

1. Provide Resident Supervision and Assistance
   • Support residents with their activities of daily living including eating, dressing, hygiene, and grooming as per residents’ individual plans of care.
2. Provide Resident Care and Services
   • Aid residents with respect to their communication and connections by encouraging them to wear individual sensory aids such as glasses and hearing aids.
   • With additional prescribed training, administer specific medication to residents under the supervision of a registered health professional.
   • Ensure residents have constant and easy access to mobility or assistive devices such as canes, walkers, and call bells.
   • Provide ongoing cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual support; as well as oral and dental care.
   • Encourage residents to participate in programs offered by the Resident Experience Team, whether individual or in groups.

Who You Are:

• You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully.
• You have completed a Personal Support Worker program from an approved college or private institution or are an Internationally Educated Nurse with a degree in Nursing.
• You are detail-oriented and proficient in procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatment and can provide bedside care to residents.
• You exercise tact and diplomacy in working with seniors, their families, and general visitors.

What You Need to Know:

• Sienna Senior Living is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and residents feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and provide an accessible candidate experience.
• You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit.
• You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check.

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