Kingsway Lodge is a well-established senior care campus that provides accommodation and support services across three levels of care: Long Term Care, Retirement Home, and independent living suites. Kingsway Lodge is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. The work environment mixes professional expectations with positivity, support, access to development and leadership opportunities, as well as monthly staff appreciation events.
Job Description:
Current opening in the environmental department, it is a mix between housekeeping and a Utility shift, the job descriptions are as follows:
· Housekeeping:
o Cleaning resident rooms on a residential floor following a cleaning schedule (dusting, sweeping, moping, disinfecting the bathrooms)
o Cleaning floors in the hallways, lounge areas
o Disinfecting the dining room after supper time.
· Utility Shift: (nursing home floor)
o Carbolizing the residents bedding (following a schedule)
o Putting away the resident’s laundry
o Disinfecting the dining room after supper time.
Position Description:
Both shift times are 11:30am - 7:30pm, in this time you are allotted a ½ hour supper break and a 15-minute break.
You would get approx 20 shifts in a 6-week period.
Wage is $20.26/hour
Must be reliable, organized and work well with a team.
This is what we can offer you, if permanently hired:
· Competitive Wages Offered
· Benefits based on 22.5 hours / weekly – Which include.
o Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance / Life Works Program
o Travel Insurance
· Paid Sick Days – Based on your hours of service.
· Clothing Allowance
· Paid Vacation, Float Day(s)
· Group RRSP plan with matching
· Attendance incentive program
· Monthly Employee appreciation days, including food trucks!
· Education Assistance
· Opportunities to upgrade and learn new skills and programs.
· Opportunities to learn through regular in-service education sessions.
· Opportunities to for leadership roles.
Benefits:
· Casual dress
· Company events
· Dental care
· Employee assistance program
· Extended health care
· Flexible schedule
· Life insurance
· On-site parking
· Paid time off
· RRSP match
· Vision care
· Wellness program
Qualifications / Requirements:
· Excellent communication skills
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively are essential
Successful candidate will be required to provide a recent:
· Valid Vulnerable Sector Check
· TB Skin Testing
If interested, please forward resume to jackie@kingswaylodge.com
Job Description
Kingsway Lodge is a well-established Family Long Term Care Facility which offers flexible scheduling so you can maintain a balance between work and family. Kingsway Lodge is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to our staff ensuring a positive fun work environment with monthly employee appreciation incentives.
The role of a recreation assistant is to plan, implement and evaluate recreation programs for elderly senior population at Kingsway Lodge.
Kingsway is hiring for a part-time, vacant position. The scheduled shifts include days, evenings and weekends, at a minimum of 22.5 hours a week.
This is what we can offer you:
· Benefits based on 22.5 hours / weekly – Which include.
Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance / Life Works Program
Travel Insurance
· Paid Sick Days – Based on your hours of service.
· Clothing Allowance
· Paid Vacation, Float Day(s)
· Group RRSP plan with matching
· Attendance incentive program
· Monthly Employee appreciation days, including food trucks!
· Education Assistance
· Opportunities to upgrade and learn new skills and programs.
· Opportunities to learn through regular in-service education sessions.
Opportunities for leadership roles.
Qualifications / Requirements
· Recreation Diploma/Degree
· Recent Vulnerable Sector Check (within 6 months)
· TB Testing (with 1 year)
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $22.94-$25.59 per hour
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
Please send resume to laurie@kingswaylodge.com
I would like to reach out to families and visitors that come into Kingsway Lodge to please be mindful of our residents and staff, if you are not feeling well or have been around people that may not be feeling please do not come in and visit your loved one, you are more then welcome to call to check in, or E-mail, we can even set up a virtual call if that would help. Keeping infections out of the building and the safety of the residents is our #1 goal and with your help we can hope to minimize sickness throughout.
If anyone has any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to me, I will do my best to help in any way.
Jackie Ziegler
Director of Environmental, IPAC, H&S
310 Queen St East
St Marys Ontario N4X 1C8
519-284-2921 ext # 228
Attention Kingsway Family and Friends
MASKS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED
Masks will still be provided for those who need and or choose to wear them.
To help keep staff informed, and for us to better have your loved one prepared, we are still asking that visits be booked for Retirement and Nursing Home Residents by emailing at receptionist@kingswaylodge.com or calling us at 519-284-2921
Thanks, and we can't wait to welcome you with a smile!
An essential caregiver helps to provide direct one on one time and companionship with your loved one.
Essential Caregivers are able provide this service even in the event of an outbreak.
Its easy! We will provide you with the necessary training at no cost.
Just contact our front desk at 519-284-2921
or email us at visits@kingswaylodge.com to get started!
Quality Improvement Plan
Continuous quality improvement plans are vital to our home. It provides us an opportunity to demonstrate to the residents, families staff and public that we take our role as caregivers seriously by continually seeking ways to improve in all aspects of our home. It helps us demonstrate our dedication to providing personalized, high-quality care for our residents.
The members of our CQI Committee are as follows:
POLICY
It is the Policy of Kingsway Lodge Limited to have a Continuous Quality Improvement Program that encompasses all departments.
PURPOSE
The purpose of Kingsway’s Lodge’s Continuous Quality Improvement Program is to monitor and evaluate the quality of resident care, volunteer, and staff service, to identify and resolve problems, to improve processes, to take action with follow-up to ensure Continuous Quality Improvement in Resident Care, Volunteer and Staff Service.
Within this context, our facility has in place:
Our priority areas for quality improvement are but not limited to the following;
Our team meets quarterly to review the indicators and discuss options for improvement. The purpose of these meetings is to analyze the numbers and identify priorities, challenges with trying to improve issues from last quarter or share success when things have improved. Indicators cover every aspect of running Kingsway. Each department has a number of indicators they use to track all areas of running the home. From building maintenance indicators to number of falls, number of complaints, number of new hires, number of employees who quit etc. All of these help us maintain our vision and mission statement:
VISION
A PLACE FOR LIVING
A PLACE FOR CARING
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
A COMMUNITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF ST. MARYS
MISSION
TO CONTINUALLY LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH OUR RESIDENTS, STAFF AND VISITORS EXPERIENCE AT KINGSWAY LODGE.
