Personal Support Worker – Ottawa, Canada – Immigration Support Possible

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Personal Support Worker (PSW) – Full-Time Opportunities

We are currently hiring Full-Time Personal Support Workers (PSW) for Downtown Ottawa, Vanier, and Gloucester. Day and evening opportunities are available. Drive your career forward with us – we will cover your mileage and travel time. Enjoy great benefits and a team that supports your goals.

Why join our team?

• Competitive Compensation: Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, and exclusive perks/discounts available only to our staff.
• Develop Yourself: We offer education bursaries, tuition assistance programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your lifelong learning. You’ll benefit from our orientation and mentorship programs, and our clinical practice and nursing teams will help you provide the best possible care.
• Grow Your Career: As a large national organization, you’ll have opportunities to explore different roles in various locations or pivot to support or leadership positions.
• Manage Your Life: Enjoy the flexibility to balance work and personal life with support for your professional development and team integration.
• Subsidized OPSWA memberships.
• Paid travel time between clients.
• Mobile device and three uniforms provided.

Qualifications accepted to work as a PSW:

• Valid Certificate as a Personal Support Worker (PSW)
• RN or RPN
• Nursing student (2 clinical placements completed)
• Valid Developmental Support Worker Certificate
• Foreign trained healthcare professional – Nurse

Requirements:

• A valid driver’s license and vehicle.
• Current CPR Certificate level C.
• Current immunization record (TB test completed within the past 12 months) is required upon hire.
• Current vulnerable sector check screening is required upon hire.
• Current Standard CPR level C certificate and FA if applicable.
• Availability to work days OR evenings, including weekends.
• This is a physically demanding position requiring hand, arm and shoulder dexterity, lifting to a maximum of approximately 55 pounds, walking, climbing stairs, standing, bending, reaching, and frequent movement.

To be eligible for the PSW Return of Service (ROS), a Personal Support Worker must:

• Successfully complete an Ontario PSW training program at a publicly-assisted college, career college, district school board or Indigenous Institute that meets the 2022 program standard established by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, on or after April 1, 2023.
• Begin employment with a participating employer between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2026.
• Commit to 12 months of employment at a full-time work schedule offered by a participating employer.

Or for Previous Graduates:

• Have previously trained as a PSW;
• For the past 12 months, have not worked in a role providing direct patient, client, or resident care as part of an organization providing healthcare or long-term care services in Ontario.
• Begin employment with a participating employer between November 18, 2024, and March 31, 2026.
• Commit to 12 months of employment at a full-time work schedule offered by a participating employer.

About Us: We love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each individual with dignity and love, build empathy, and always aim to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client achieve their health and wellbeing goals. We offer competitive pay, benefits, pension, and work-life balance. We’re a great place to work, and we hope you’ll join our team.

In the interest of health and safety, we require those wishing to work for our organization to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means having received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 14 days since the last dose. We are committed to the success of all our employees. If you need accommodations due to illness or disability, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at your earliest convenience.

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