Support dementia care at Oak Lodge using trauma-informed practice, direct support, and responsive-behaviour expertise in North Bay. Bilingual English and French required.
The Personal Support Worker serves North Bay Regional Health Centre’s Regional Dementia Care and Mental Health Service. Oak Lodge is an 18-bed, short-term assessment unit supporting individuals with age-related dementia and responsive behaviours. The work focuses on individualized care plans, daily routines, serious mental illness, and concurrent disorders.
Key Responsibilities:

Support daily routines through direct support, prompting, and encouragement
Apply trauma-informed care principles during relationships and interactions
Activate and support individuals with serious mental illness
Work collaboratively with the health team
Contribute to safety and adverse-event prevention
Requirements:

Personal Support Worker, HealthCare Aide, or nursing-program qualification
Current Basic Life Support certificate within twelve months
Understanding of responsive behaviours in dementia best practices
Advanced English and French bilingualism required
Ontario secondary school diploma or equivalent
Bring compassionate direct support, communication, and dementia-care knowledge to personalized assessment-unit care at Oak Lodge.

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Dementia Care Personal Support Worker