Personal Care Attendant

@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Overview

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring temporary call-in Personal Care Attendants for the Central Zone nursing float pool in Grand Falls-Windsor. The work is providing daily living care and companionship to physically or cognitively impaired patients and residents, including escorting them to appointments. Pay is CAD 24.32 to 26.68 per hour, with shifts on days, evenings, nights, weekends and on-call.

Responsibilities:

Provide care and support in all aspects of daily living to patients and residents
Provide companionship and escort residents to outside appointments
Provide input to the interdisciplinary team
Promote person- and family-centred care and patient safety

Requirements summary:

Graduation from a Central Health-approved personal care attendant program
Current BLS certification
Effective 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: 2025-09-22
First seen by our source: 2026-11-05
Source record updated: 2026-11-05

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Job details

Seniority	Entry level
Department	Social & community services
Schedule	day, evening, weekends, overnight
Travel	air: none · ground: none
Work setting	Care home, Hospital or clinic
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low
Languages	English
Licences & certifications	BLS, Certificate of Conduct
Background checks	criminal record
Education	Trade certificate (required)
Fields of study	Personal care attendant

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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

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Field	Value
Headquarters	St. John's
Open jobs on Jobsy	981

Job description

Zone: Central Zone Location: Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre/Carmelite/GFW Long-Term Care, Grand Falls-Windsor Personal Care Attendant Central Zone - CNF Nursing Float Staff Temp Call-In NAPE HS

Hours	(12 hours, 8 hours, Shift Work, Other Shift; Days, Evenings, Nights, On-Call, Weekends)
Salary	CGP24 (CAD24.32 - CAD26.68 per hour)
Competition Number	VAC0016542
Posted Date	2025-09-23
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 behaviors. 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 Central Health. * Current BLS certification. * Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills. * Consistent demonstration of NL Health Service's core values; Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (ICARE) * 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.