Health Career Access Program

A paid working and training opportunity for individuals looking to start a career in health care at Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson.

CareCorp Senior Services is a trusted long-term care and assisted living employer, operating across British Columbia. We employ nurses, health care assistants, recreation aides, allied professionals and support services staff in the provision of care to our geriatric residents.

We are pleased to announce that Mountain Lake in Nelson have been allocated multiple positions for this year’s Health Career Access Program (HCAP) intake. If you are a compassionate and caring individual with a passion for the elderly, you can apply to join our care team at our Nelson facility.

HCAP is a paid work and training initiative for individuals seeking an entry point to employment in healthcare. New hires will start as a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) providing non-direct care at a long-term care, assisted living or home heath site and receive paid training to become a Health Care Assistant (HCA) upon successful completion of the program. The HCAP typically requires 6 to 12 months of full-time post-secondary education. Through HCAP, the province will pay for your post-secondary education while helping to place you in an entry-level job within the care sector. You are required to sign a 12 month Return of Service Agreement in exchange for this funding.

• Position Details: Temporary Full Time, with the potential to convert to Permanent Full-Time upon completion of the HCAP program.
• Compensation: $23.83/hour. While in completing your classroom work, you will be paid a stipend of $893.63 per week.
• Benefit Coverage will be provided.

Core Responsibilities:

• Participates as an integral member of a healthcare delivery team to provide a variety of non-direct and/or non-clinical healthcare supports to clients, residents, families and/or visitors to meet established needs;
• Establishes rapport with clients, residents, and families, and assists in promoting physical, emotional, cultural, social, and spiritual well-being. Observes clients and residents, and their environments, to identify and report unsafe conditions, behavioral and/or physical changes to designated supervisor;
• Assists with mealtime activities; sets up, welcomes and transports clients or residents to dining areas, sets up and collects meal trays, assists with limited food preparation such as heating prepared food, making tea, coffee, toast, etc. where clients or residents require support;
• Aids in carrying out activities; sets up supplies and equipment, assists with transporting clients or residents to designated areas, encourages participation in activities and provides support to clients or residents where required;
• Performs housekeeping duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming, dusting, washing dishes, and washing, drying, folding, and delivering laundry, where required;
• Greets visitors and others in accordance with established safety, security and infection control procedures and guidelines; provides information and/or redirects to appropriate person or area, where required;
• Checks and restocks supplies as required, including personal care, first aid, and housekeeping supplies and assists in taking inventory;
• Completes and maintains related records electronically, or using documents such as inter-shift communication books, daily log sheets and progress reports related to non-direct and/or non-clinical healthcare activities;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Professional Expectations

• Socialization of residents in manner which meets the individual needs of each resident while valuing their respect and dignity;
• Stewardship of the residents' property and facility property;
• Promote and maintain a harmonious, home-like environment;
• Encourage family (and friends) involvement in the lives of the resident;
• Act as role model for other care team members;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to deal with others effectively;
• Ability to organize work;
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position;
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Qualifications:

• Grade 10, including successful completion of English 10 or equivalency.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $23.83 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• Are you a Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizen?
• Have you completed Grade 10 English?

Work Location: In person