EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
HOMEMAKER / PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
FT/PT Position: 1 Full-time Permanent Position
Location: Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, ON
Reports To: Health Director
Salary: Based on qualifications and experience
Closing Date: May 23, 2025
Summary: The Homemaker / Personal Support Worker will provide in-home services to assist individuals in need, including the elderly, disabled, ill, or handicapped individuals who are able to remain in their own homes and communities with additional support.
Duties:
• Perform and report daily routine and seasonal household tasks including cleaning, cooking, errands, laundry, and light tasks for assigned clients.
• Plan and cook meals according to client’s personal preferences while keeping nutritional value in mind.
• Sweep and mop floors, dust surfaces and furniture.
• Wash windows, clean doors, wash dishes, and wash down bathrooms.
• Vacuum and wash carpets on a periodic basis.
• Create shopping lists and purchase groceries and other household items.
• Assist with running errands to the store, mail boxes, post office, or bank.
• Assist with maintaining budgets, paying bills and keeping record of credit payments.
• Ensure the health and safety of clients against safety hazards and report unsafe conditions to prevent hazards.
• Respect the rights and property of clients and provide services in a courteous, fair and equal manner.
• Attend related training sessions as required, follow assigned schedules, and submit time sheets on time.
• Discuss client concerns with Coordinator/Supervisor
• Perform all other duties assigned by the Supervisor
Qualifications:
• Completion of Grade 12 diploma/G.E. D or equivalent an asset.
• PSW certification is an asset.
• Must have a Valid driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle.
• First Aid/C.P. R certified or willing to obtain certification
• Ability to lift up to 18kg (40lbs.).
• Ability to stand, bend, crouch, reach, and twist for extended periods of time.
• Possession of valid WHMIS certification, or willing to obtain.
• Must be willing and able to work evenings and weekends.
• Must be reliable, able to work unsupervised, and take initiative.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must be willing to submit to workplace drug testing.
Please submit an updated cover letter, resume, and three (3) references (with permission to contact) by:
Friday May 23, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Applications can be submitted by e-mail or dropped off to:
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Band Office
Attention: Human Resources
RR#1, Site 115, Box 300
Dryden, ON P8N 2Y4
T: (807) 938-6684 F: (807) 938-1166
Email: humanresources@wlon.org
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS; HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.