Retirement Living Assistant (RLA) - Term (12 Months) - Full Time - Days
Location: Northwood Halifax Campus
Competition #: A03-25EXT
Posted: January 8, 2025
Closes: January 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm Atlantic Standard Time
Job Type: Full-time Term
Schedule: Day
Department: Retirement Living
Responsible To: Manager, Retirement Living
Hours of Work: 80 hours bi-weekly
Effective: Immediately
Qualifications:
* High School / GED completion
* Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) Course or equivalent, or currently enrolled under Entry to Practice
* Current CPR & Emergency First Aid Certification
* Medication Awareness Course
* Ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends and holidays
* Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance
* Hospitality/Customer Service training/experience (preferred)
* Previous experience in working with seniors in long-term care and/or senior living environments (preferred)
Responsibilities:
* Welcomes and helps new clients settle into their new home
* Assists with client’s personal needs according to their daily service plan(s)
* Plans and organizes daily work assignments; prioritizes the specific needs of the clients
* Develops an awareness of the specific desires of each client
* Provides social, spiritual, restorative, and intellectual activities for clients
* Liaises with and participates in family meetings as needed
* Provides support for daily living activities based on client needs
* Follows medication pass procedures according to the established practice guidelines
* Provides full dining room service for all meals including meal preparation, portioning, service, dining room set up, and clean up
* Completes daily housekeeping functions for clients and the common areas according to the service plan including light housekeeping and personal laundry
* Completes required documentation of work
* Communicates with the Supervisor of Assisted Living or manager throughout the shift to ensure continuity of service for clients
* Reports areas and equipment in need of repair
* Participates in the client and employee incident reporting and investigation process as required
Salary: As per the Northwood scale
Applications: Completed internal application forms must be submitted online through the Northwood Hub. A current resume is required for those applicants applying outside the department.
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