Date Classified: July 12, 2023
Business Unit: Health Centre
Location: Lax Kw’alaams, BC 
Reporting to: Home Care Nurse

The Lax Kw’alaams Band has an immediate opening for a Casual and On-Call Care Aid to work with clients in their homes, supporting the Health team.

Duties and Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Work in collaboration with the health care team to deliver the Home & Community Care Program
• Collaborate with other health professionals in a polite, courteous manner
• Knowledgeable with computer systems and can navigate these systems easily
• Follow the direction of the Health Director when needed for some extenuating circumstances
• Maintain client confidentiality, must be responsible and ethical
• Attend and participate in team meetings
• Works with clients with chronic illness to promote independence and wellness in both a group and individualized setting
• Keeps written records and statistics of programs
• Personal Care Aid duties, assisting with bathing, exercise program 
• Perform all other tasks within the scope of the position and as assigned

Qualifications:

• Current Patient Care Aid Certification
• Excellent Computer Office Skills
• Pleasant in person and telephone manners
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• On-call as needed
• Good standing in the community with knowledge of community members
• Good organizational skills, verbal and written communication skills, conflict resolution, time management, interpersonal skills; confidentiality, professional conduct, sound judgement, respectful, diplomacy, empathy, sympathy and integrity
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to embodying a healthy lifestyle
• Current BC Drivers License
• Computer skills
• Experience working with First Nations
• Three years working in an Adult Care setting
• The successful candidate will be asked to provide a current Criminal Record Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Screening as a condition of employment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Wages will be $30.17 hourly, less biweekly deductions
• This is a Bargaining Unit position and is open to all genders

Submission Deadline:

• July 26, 2023
• Pursuant to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants of Indegenous Ancestry.
• We invite all interested parties to reply in the strictest confidence to the Human Resources Manager, Email:  [email protected]