Personal Support Worker (Long-Term Care)
City of Toronto · Seniors Services & Long-Term Care, LTC Regional Services
This job in plain words
A Personal Support Worker helps residents in the City of Toronto's long-term care homes with daily personal care, comfort, and safety. This is a part-time, indefinite job with shifts on days, evenings, nights, and weekends across 10 City-run homes, and the City lists over 150 vacancies.
Can you apply?
Anyone who meets the listed qualifications can apply. City of Toronto employees must apply through the City's internal job posting portal instead.
- Education
- College certificate · Completed a Personal Support Worker program or training that meets Ontario standards
- Experience
- Experience providing personal care in a long-term or rehabilitation care setting; number of years not stated
- Job type
- Part time, indefinite; various shifts including days, evenings, nights, and weekends
What they ask for:
- Completed a Personal Support Worker program or training meeting Ontario standards
- Experience providing personal care in a long-term or rehabilitation setting
- Ability to lift, turn, and transfer residents manually and with a mechanical lift
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of basic infection control and use of protective equipment
- Sensitive and empathetic toward residents and their needs
What you would do
- Help residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
- Help residents move, transfer, and exercise with equipment
- Monitor resident diet, feed residents, and record intake
- Measure vital signs and record personal care provided
- Share resident information with the care team and attend meetings
- Watch resident safety and report incidents to nursing staff
How to apply
Apply online through the official City of Toronto job posting. The posting is ongoing and will be used as vacancies arise.
Good to know:
- Selected candidates must pass a police reference check with vulnerable sector screening
- Candidates must provide tuberculosis screening and proof of immunization
- Must be available for at least six weekend shifts in each six-week schedule
- Registration with HSCPOA is an asset but not required
We wrote this summary automatically from the official posting. Only the posting on the City of Toronto career site counts: read it before you apply.
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