Posted 17 days ago
Personal Support Worker
@ Riverstone Retirement Communities
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Riverstone Retirement Communities is hiring a Personal Support Worker to provide daily personal care and support to seniors across its Independent, Assisted living and Memory Care options. The role involves hands-on resident care, meal service, supplies, and reporting changes to the charge nurse. The posting asks for a Personal Support Worker certificate or equivalent, two or more years of experience (preferably geriatric), and CPR and First Aid certification.
Responsibilities:
- Provide personal hygiene, dressing and bathing care per care plans
- Set up, deliver and return resident meal trays; help prepare and serve meals
- Answer call bells and respond to resident needs
- Report changes in resident condition and incidents to charge nurse or DOC
- Order, receive and store supplies; practice infection control
Requirements summary:
- Personal Support Worker certificate or equivalent experience
- Two or more years of experience, preferably in a geriatric setting
- Current CPR and First Aid certification
- Excellent communication skills and empathy for seniors
- Works well in a team and adapts to change
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-21
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CPR, First Aid |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Health Care Attendant, Personal Support Worker |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Riverstone Retirement Communities
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 49 |
Riverstone Retirement Communities is a locally owned and operated company. We believe that everyone deserves to live a meaningful, engaged, and joyful life. We strive to ensure our residents live comfortably and with dignity in a safe and happy environment.
Riverstone offers a highly respected, full continuum of care to its residents with a variety of lifestyle options to best suit their needs-from Independent, Assisted living, and Memory Care. Allowing each resident the freedom to live their best life.
Our valued employees work in an environment that fosters job satisfaction, respect, responsibility, loyalty, and personal growth. We are looking for positive, caring team members who want to make a difference in the lives of seniors.
More than just Senior Living. It's a new life.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
- Community College Health Care Attendant/Personal Support Worker Certificate or equivalent experience.
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification.
Background:
- Two years or more experience, preferably in a geriatric setting;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Empathy for, and understanding of the needs of the elderly.
Personal Requirements:
- Work as part of a team
- Capable of adapting to different situations and change
- Keen interest in working with seniors
FUNCTIONS:
- Delivered and received report at the beginning and end of each shift;
- Receives direction, assignment and evaluation of work from the RPN (charge nurse);
- Provides care with personal hygiene, dressing, bathing, etc., for each resident as assigned according to the individual care plans;
- Orders supplies from the kitchen as needed and stores supplies upon receipt;
- Sets-up, delivers and returns meal trays to residents as required, due to illness, injury or special circumstances as approved by the charge nurse;
- Reports any changes in a residents’ physical, mental or emotional conditions to the RPN (charge nurse) and/or DOC;
- Answers call bells promptly, and responds to residents needs and requests;
- Assists in the preparation and serving meals;
- Notifies shift supervisor in the event of an emergency and assists in implementing emergency interventions as delegated by the charge nurse or DOC;
- Practices infection control protocol;
- Reports all resident and staff incidents/accidents immediately to charge nurse and/or DOC;
- Records on each resident’s check list daily;
- Reports malfunctioning of equipment, repairs needed, fire hazards to front desk or charge nurse.
Riverstone Retirement is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please advise in advance if you require any accommodation during the application or selection process. Any information you send us will be handled professionally, respectfully and in complete confidence.
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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