Personal Support Worker (PSW) – | Peterborough, ON
Are you a PSW feeling burned out in a facility setting?
At Home Instead, you will provide one-on-one home care, allowing you to slow down, focus on your client, and deliver the quality care you were trained to provide. This is a PSW job in home care where you are respected, supported, and given the time to truly make a difference.
We offer 15–40 hours per week, with longer visits and consistent client assignments.
What Makes This Role Different
- One client at a time – no rushing between multiple residents
- Longer, more meaningful visits
- Supportive team that values your work
- Competitive pay: $19.50–$23.00/hour + bonus and growth opportunities
- Paid mileage
- Ongoing support and communication from the office
- Shifts to fit your work-life balance (days, evenings, overnights, weekends)
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with activities of daily living, including personal care (bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and rise/retire routines)
- Supporting safe mobility, transfers, and fall prevention using proper body mechanics
- Providing companionship and cognitive, social, and emotional support
- Assisting with light housekeeping, laundry, and household tasks
- Preparing nutritious meals and snacks, including special diets, while following food safety practices
- Providing medication reminders in accordance with care plans
- Promoting a safe home environment and monitoring changes in client condition
- Supporting families through respite care and maintaining client independence
Qualifications & Abilities
- PSW certificate and caregiving experience
- A valid driver’s license and vehicle
- Favourable professional references
- Clear Vulnerable Sector
- Ability to take the initiative
- Collaborative team player
- Passion for providing high-quality, relationship-based care
Apply today for a Personal Support Worker in Peterborough where you can feel valued and make a meaningful impact every day.
Accessibility:
Home Instead welcomes applicants from people with disabilities. Candidates can request accommodations at any time in the hiring process.
There will be no use of Artificial Intelligence used during the recruitment process
This job posting is available due to an existing vacancy.
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Skills Required
- PSW certificate
- Caregiving experience
- Valid driver's license
- Personal vehicle
- Favourable professional references
- Clear Vulnerable Sector check
- Ability to take initiative
- Collaborative team-player skills
- Passion for high-quality, relationship-based care
What We Do
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises providing personalized, non-medical in-home care for older adults. Its services include companionship, personal care, mobility and daily-routine assistance, medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and 24-hour support. The company’s mission is to help seniors live safely, comfortably, and independently at home while giving families peace of mind through compassionate, individualized service.
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