Personal Support Worker ID-595

Are you looking for a meaningful career opportunity? Kindred Home Care has been providing short and long term home support services to individuals and families throughout New Brunswick for over 36 years!

At Kindred Home Care we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Kindred Home Care does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or marital status.

If you've never worked in Home Care before and don’t have training? That’s okay!

Peak Form Health & Safety Academy, provides Personal Support Worker training to all Kindred Employees and will give you all the tools you need to work as a Home Support Worker. The Peak Form program includes; a highly accessible earn and learn program and an innovative, mobile, hands-on lab!

There is a cost for this program, however, Kindred will provide you with a training loan and payments can be deducted from your bi-weekly pay.

As a Home Support Worker you will work one-on-one with clients to provide non-medical assistance with tasks such as:

• Meal preparation
• Housekeeping
• Running errands
• Medication reminders
• Personal care (ie: personal hygiene, grooming, dressing)
• Companionship

KHC Rewards:

• $0.58 per Kilometer, untaxed
• Goodlife Perks; $0 enrollment fee and 25% off all memberships
• We cover the expense of renewing First Aid and CPR
• Internal Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility Committee
• We offer internal opportunities to grow in your Career
• Bi-Annual Gatherings to Support Connection with the Team

Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements:

• Experience caring for seniors or individuals with special needs is an asset
• Experience in food preparation and/or housekeeping is an asset
• Satisfactory criminal record / vulnerable sector check & background check through the Department of Social Development
• Must be willing to obtain First Aid and CPR certification
• Must have a phone & voicemail, an email address, & regular access to a computer/ tablet
• Must have a reliable source of transportation

The needs of people receiving in-home care can vary greatly, we can offer work schedules that work for you! Daytime, evening, overnight and weekend hours, part-time or full-time hours are available.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person