Posted 28 months ago
Certified Personal Support Worker - (PSW)
@ Home Instead
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Home Instead North York is hiring a full-time Certified Personal Support Worker to provide individualized in-home care for seniors in the community. The work covers daily living assistance, companionship, medication reminders, meal preparation and documentation. The posting offers flexible hours, training opportunities, 24/7 support staff and focused single-client assignments.
Responsibilities:
- Provide individualized in-home care to seniors
- Assist with activities of daily living and personal care
- Provide companionship and meal preparation
- Give medication reminders
- Maintain documentation of client activities and progress
Requirements summary:
- Personal Support Worker diploma (international nurses welcome)
- Vulnerable Sector background check
- Negative COVID-19 test
- Experience with the elderly preferred
- Friendly, respectful communication with clients
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2024-08-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Home, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Personal Support Worker diploma |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Personal Support Worker |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Paid training |
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Home Instead
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 18 |
- Flexible hours
- Training & Development Opportunities
- Access to 24/7 Support Staff
- Easy online scheduling
- Don’t have to run from client to client but rather can focus 100% of your time on ONE client
The PSW will provide individualized care that supports our client’s unique needs. This includes assistance with Actives of Daily Living, home management and personal care. As a PSW, you have a professional obligation to work to the best of your ability and hold client safety as a main priority. Care will take place in the community, where ever the client calls home.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Companionship
- Personal Care may be involved for some clients (including dressing, personal hygiene, mobility, and other routine activities of living in accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act)
- Medication Reminders
- Meal Preparation
- Properly maintain documentation regarding client activities, tasks, progress or reporting concerns
- Other duties as assigned (for example, dementia care, hospice and palliative support)
- Experience with the elderly population is preferred
- Reliable vehicle and car insurance is an asset but not essential
- Ability to treat and care for seniors and their property with dignity and respect
- Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and congenial manner
- Complete a Vulnerable Sector background check
- Negative COVID-19 test results
- Personal Support Worker diploma (international trained nurses & nursing students welcomed)
At Home Instead we are passionate about enhancing the lives of older aging adults in our community. We look for empathic and dedicated caregivers who will share in our mission to help older aging adults continue to live independently in their home. We believe in building relationships with our clients and their families to ensure for the best care we can provide. We know our employees are our greatest asset in helping our clients and therefore invest in their future with additional training opportunities. If you want to be a part of a fast-growing company who cares deeply about senior’s care, then please join us today!
How To Apply
If you are a compassionate and dedicated worker than this is the role for you. Please follow the link to apply online at our Home Instead North York website: https://www.homeinstead.ca/3043/home-care-jobs
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. As a condition of employment, a Criminal Record Search, which may include a vulnerable sector screen, will be required.
Home Instead North York is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all interested parties. In accordance with Home Instead’s policies, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of our hiring process.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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