Personal Support Worker Jobs With City of Thunder Bay

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The City of Thunder Bay, in Ontario, has a department overseeing long-term care for the elderly.

It maintains and administers three homes for the elderly, as well as one general long-term care home.

Two of the city’s homes for the aged (Grandview Lodge and Dawson Court) are closing in late 2015.

The other two are:

  • Jasper Place
  • Pioneer Ridge

Does City of Thunder Bay hire PSWs: Yes

Under what title: Personal Support Worker

In which departments: Long term care, Homes for the aged division

What type of positions are available: Part-time

What is the pay rate: $22.18 to $23.07 hourly

WHERE ARE THE JOBS POSTED?

City of Thunder Bay post two types of jobs:

Job postings that are meant for “Internal” applicants only

Only current employees of the City of Thunder Bay are permitted to apply for internal positions.

Open competition jobs postings

Anyone is welcome to apply for these positions.

All job positions, including the ones for Personal Support Workers are posted in the employment section of the city website.

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Information on all open competition job postings can also be obtained from the Human resources information hotline.

The number to dial is (807) 625-3458.

This will provide you information on all current open competition jobs with the closing dates.

All jobs are usually posted every other Friday for a period of 7 days.

There are few other requirements the city wants you to fulfil, before you start working.

Click here to learn more on this.

HOW TO APPLY FOR JOBS?

City of Thunder Bay hires

General applications or resumes for positions not posted are not accepted.

To apply for a PSW position, you must download and complete the application form.

Click here to download the City application form.

Once you have your resume and the application form filled out, you have four options to apply:

By mail

Human Resources Division

141 May Street South

Thunder Bay, ON

P7E 1A9

Drop off

You can also drop off your applications at the above address.

By email

Send your resume and the application form at [email protected]

If you decide to email you job application, make sure you indicate the PSW position and the competition number in the subject line.

Once you have emailed your application, you should receive a confirmation email.

If you do not receive this confirmation email, it is quite possible that the city did not receive your application.

By fax

You can also fax your application form to the City human resource department at 807-625-3585.

WHAT ARE THE JOB DUTIES?

Individuals holding PSW jobs at the City of Thunder Bay are responsible for the following duties:

  • Providing basic nursing care on the basis of the care plan developed for each resident.
  • Supporting and encouraging the participation of residents in daily living activities.
  • Providing input into the creation and maintenance of resident care plans, and taking part in resident care conferences.
  • Reporting changes in the physical and mental condition of residents, to the Registered Nurse, and documenting these changes as per policy.
  • Participating in ensuring a safe environment for staff and residents, and demonstrating a proper response to emergencies, while fully observing safety procedures.
  • Carrying out other related duties, as assigned.

You can read more about PSW job description in this article.

WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED

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CITY HOME FOR THE AGED LOCATIONS

With regard to the city’s homes for the aged, it has three locations.

Also, it has one general long-term care home.

Two of the city’s homes for the aged (Grandview Lodge and Dawson Court) are closing in late 2015.

Therefore, we will only give you the contact information for the one remaining seniors home, Jasper Place, and Pioneer Ridge, which is the general long-term care home.

Pioneer Ridge

750 Tungsten Street

Thunder Bay, Ontario

807-684-3910

Jasper Place

1200 Jasper Drive

Thunder Bay, Ontario

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