POSITION TITLE:                         Casual Night Residential Care Worker – Villa Rosa

                                                        Casual Night Residential Care Worker – Postnatal House

 

Supervisor:                                   Debra Kelly, House Manager

 

Purpose of Position:                

The Residential Care Worker is responsible for housekeeping during their shift.  The Residential Care Worker also provides supervision and support to the residents during the night.

Villa Rosa midnight to 8:00a.m.

Postnatal House 7:00p.m. to 7:00a.m.

 

OVERVIEW:

 

Villa Rosa operates in a teamwork philosophy and each staff person is expected to be a participating member of that team.  To work cooperatively and respectfully with member of the Villa Rosa team.  To communicate appropriately and effectively within the team.  To promote the well-being of the users of our services and the functioning of the team.

 

Specific Duties:

 

• To provide supervision to the residents when required during the hours of the night shift: Villa Rosa midnight to 8:00a.m. and Postnatal house 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.:

• To meet with the evening Residential Care Worker at 11:50 p.m. to discuss the report on the residents.

• To make rounds of the building.

• To encourage the residents to take advantage of 8 hours of sleep time.

• To document all activities during their shift on ROSE.

• To assist a resident when they are experiencing any difficulty and call the Night Residential Care worker.

• Hold babies so new mothers can get some sleep, as requested.

• When a resident is in labour, to provide extra attention, reassurance and support.

• Call their doula, midwife, or labour support person as requested.

• To be a support to mother and infants as needed.

• To provide extra attention, reassurance, support to residents.

• Residential Care Worker Duties:

• Villa Rosa: cleaning parts of the building.

• Postnatal House: attending to building issues, cleaning apartments after resident moves out.

• Interactions with external publics: answer doorbell and telephone, take messages and passes them on in the morning or as appropriate.

• Security of building: checking and locking doors and windows, make security check on residents’ well-being and building, follow security procedure if fire alarm is activated.

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Experience working with or having raised teenagers.

• Good housekeeping skills.

• Ability to react positively in tense situations.

• Child and Family Services, Child Abuse and Police Record checks.

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

• Home maintenance and housekeeping;

• Volunteer work or involvement with adolescents and young mothers and babies an asset.

• Experience with prenatal and postnatal care.

 

EDUCATION:

 

• Some university or diploma in social services or youth care.

• Grade XII or equivalent.

• First Aid and C.P.R. Certificates.

 

Please forward your Cover Letter and Resume to info@villarosa.mb.ca.