Posted 5 days ago
Personal Care Attendant
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
SIGNALS
Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a temporary part-time Personal Care Attendant at Lakeside Homes in Gander for about 17 months. The role provides daily living care and companionship to residents, some of whom are physically or cognitively impaired and may show challenging behaviours. The posting states a rotating schedule of 8-hour shifts across days, evenings and weekends, at $24.32 to $26.68 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Provide care in all aspects of daily living to residents
- Provide companionship and escort residents to appointments
- Provide input to the interdisciplinary team
- Promote person- and family-centred care and safety
Requirements summary:
- Graduation from an NLHS-approved personal care attendant program
- Current BLS certification
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Satisfactory work performance and attendance record
- Satisfactory RCMP or local police certificate of conduct
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 52.5 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | BLS |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Personal care attendant |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 981 |
Job description
| Zone: Central Zone Location: LKH - Lakeside Homes, Gander Personal Care Attendant Central Zone - LKH Extended Care Temporary Part-time (Approximately 17 months) NAPE HS 42743RP1 |
|---|
| Hours | 52.5 (8 hours, Other Shift, Shift Work, Rotating; Days, Evenings, Weekends) |
| Salary | CGP24 (CAD24.32 - CAD26.68 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0030872 |
| Posted Date | 2026-11-04 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Definition of work: Responsibilities include providing care and support in all aspects of daily living to patients and/or residents who may be physically and/or cognitively impaired and who may exhibit challenging behaviours. Duties include, but are not limited to, meeting all aspects of the patient’s and/or resident’s needs through various activities including providing companionship, escorting residents to outside appointments, providing input to the interdisciplinary team, and other related duties as required. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements. Physical Demands: By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to): • Constantly moves/lifts up to 10-15lbs, regularly moves/lifts up to 50lbs; required to restrain/reposition/move/lift up to, or above, 50lbs with co-worker assistance and repetitively required to complete pushing/pulling with medium force (22-44lbsF). • Constantly stands/walks. May work in awkward or cramped positions to assist with care. Work repetitively involves reaching/stretching, bending/twisting and repeated bouts of low-level postures such as squatting, crouching or stooping. • Potential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids and/or other contagion. May be exposed to patients/residents with potential risk for aggressive behavior. • Work Environments present potential for exposure to scented/chemical products and/or other allergens within publicly accessible areas. Required qualifications: • Graduation from a personal care attendant program approved by NLHS. • Current BLS certification. • Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills. • Consistent demonstration of the core values of NL Health Services: Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (I CARE) • A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position. • A satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local police authority. |
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