Job Description

Laurel’s Lake Residence Inc. is seeking 6 Continuing Care Assistants (CCA) specialized in providing care in a care facility for seniors, located in (HRM) Nova Scotia: Upper Tantallon, Dartmouth, Halifax.

Position: Permanent, full time and overtime as needed
Salary: $18.00 per hour for a minimum of 30 to 48 hours per week
Location: Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Education: Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent an asset
Experience: 1 to less than 7 months and on-job training
Language: Speak, Read, Write – English

Responsibilities and essential job functions:
Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• The job demands are to provide care for elderly clients as required, ensuring the comfort and safety of clients are met to the greatest possible extent; care must be within the scope of practice of a Continuing Care Assistant.
• Care requirements: assisting or providing complete personal care, assisting/providing with the activities of daily living, supporting physical and emotional wellbeing, meal preparation, assistance with feeding, light housekeeping and laundering of clients’ personal clothes and linens.
• Observe client conditions and report unusual events or changes in condition.
• Understand and implements infection prevention practices.
• Maintain client records and documentation as required.
• The CCA must also effectively communicate and engage clients in a variety of activities within their environment.
• Maintain confidentiality of client and corporate information and discuss same only with appropriate Laurel’s Lake Residence Inc. personnel.
• Job requires strong physical fitness and individuals must be able to lift up to fifty pounds.

Summary of Qualifications:
• Previous related work experience in a similar position or life experience in which similar duties were completed.
• First Aid Certificate, CPR Certificate
• CCA Certification an asset
• Criminal Record Check, vulnerable sector check.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Ability to work under pressure with a combination of sitting, standing, walking; bending, crouching, and kneeling
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to focus attention on clients’ needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
• Ability to work daytime, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as required

Interested candidates may submit resumes and cover letters to:
By Email: [email protected]

Required languages: Speak, Read, Write – English

Education level: Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent an asset

Required skills: Strong communication, interpersonal and problem solving abilities, reliable, highly responsible, Good judgment, work under pressure, accountable, work as a team

Additional skills / Assets: Ensuring the comfort and safety of clients are met to the greatest possible extent; care must be within the scope of practice of a Continuing Care Assistant.

Closest intersection: Harvest Lane