Health Care Aide - Full Time - Evening and Night Shifts

Health Care Aide required for seniors' living facility. FTE 1.0 Evenings and Nights

Green Acres Foundation is seeking a team-oriented multi-tasker who is flexible, enthusiastic, and has a positive attitude to help as a Health Care Aide at our facility in Coaldale, Alberta.

Does this sound like you? If it is, you will perform duties that require considerable confidentiality, initiative, tact, and independent judgement. We are a self-motivated bunch who finds coming to work fun, so strong interpersonal and organizational skills are a MUST.

About the position

  • This is a Permanent Full-Time position .
  • The position offers an average of 37.5 hours per week over a 6-week cycle.
  • Must be available to work weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
  • Shifts to cover in this position are: 2pm to 10pm, and/or 10pm to 6am .
Basic responsibilities of the position include:
  • Assisting residents with the activities of daily living
  • Providing personal care to residents
  • Respond to emergency calls as required
  • Assisting residents with medications
  • Assisting with housekeeping, meal preparation/service, and recreational activities
  • Compete all necessary charting, paperwork, and reporting requirement in a clear, concise, and timely manner
  • Maintain a neat, clean, pleasant, home-like environment for the residents
Requirements for the position:
  • Health Care Aide Certificate
  • Current satisfactory Criminal Record Check (within the last 6 months)
  • Active registration on the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA)
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English
First Aid Certification, Food Safety, and WHMIS Training is an asset.

If you are an HCA with experience providing personal care to seniors, please apply!

Green Acres Foundation has been voted Best of the Best in Seniors Housing every year since 2019!

Green Acres Foundation recognizes the diversity within the communities in which we serve and strive to ensure that our housing program and services, our facilities, and our employment opportunities are inclusive to all people.

This personal information is being collected by Green Acres Foundation. This collection is authorized by section 4(c) of the Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of administering applications for potential employment or for the administration for pay, benefits and other personnel related practices. For questions about the collection and use of personal information, contact: Green Acres Foundation - Privacy Officer, 403-328-1155, by email at admin@greenacres.ab.ca, or by mail to 122 5 Avenue South, Lethbridge, AB.

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