Valleyview Home - Nursing Summer Student
Welcome to Valleyview Home
Valleyview is a 136-bed long term care facility, owned and operated by the City of St. Thomas. We are located in St. Thomas, Ontario and have been welcoming residents since 1969. Valleyview is committed to enhancing our residents' physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological well-being in a home like atmosphere that promotes friendship, vitality and enjoyment. Our continuous pursuit of this philosophy is reflected in our four core values: Respect, Independence, Community & Teamwork.
The Corporation of the City of St. Thomas – Valleyview Home
2025 SUMMER HIRING
Nursing Summer Student
Valleyview Home
Applications must be received no later than Sunday, February 23, 2025
Posting #: 1011-11-24
Valleyview Home is looking to hire Nursing Summer Students who are currently enrolled in a University Nursing Program. The Nursing Summer Students will work alongside our Personal Support Workers, augmenting the work force during summer vacations.
Duration and Availability:
- The duration of this contract will be approximately four (4) months.
- Shift times include Days (6am-2pm), Evenings (2pm-10pm) and Nights (10pm-6am).
- This includes scheduled shifts, call-ins, holidays, and weekends.
- Must be available and willing to work all shift times and most weekends.
Position Description:
- Provides and assists Residents with daily personal care using a Resident-centered model, being aware of the whole persons’ emotional, physical, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual needs. Personal care includes feeding, dressing, bathing, transfers/lifts, bedmaking etc.
- Observes and reports any changes in residents’ physical and emotional condition.
- Encourages and assists with transporting residents as needed to support participation in activities to promote optimum physical, social, and emotional well being.
- Provides individual attention to the needs of residents as directed by registered staff.
- Participates in and demonstrates an understanding of resident safety principles and practices in all day-to-day activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a Nursing program. Must have attended the previous school year full time and will be returning to the next school term full time.
- Must have demonstrated hands on experience providing personal care with the activities listed above, acquired through a nursing program clinical rotation in a geriatric setting or previous clinical experience.
- Ability to work in a team environment, accept and follow verbal and written instructions, complete duties to an acceptable level of quantity and quality with minimal supervision and follow Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
Conditions of Employment:
- Successful completion of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (dated within the last six (6) months).
- Satisfactory TB documentation.
- Must meet all applicable provincial directives with respect to COVID-19 immunization/testing.
Remuneration: $21.67 per hour (2024 rate). This is a Unifor local 27 union position.
HOW TO APPLY:
Go to www.stthomas.ca – Employment, Employment Opportunities.
Go to Posting Title.
Click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You will need to create a Login.
Please IMPORT and UPLOAD your COVER LETTER AND RESUME individually (i.e. pdf, word).
ENSURE YOU HAVE ATTACHED ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION.
Note: You will be required to answer Qualification questions during the application process.
When your application has been received through Dayforce, you will receive an email from notify@dayforce.com stating “Congratulations, your application has been successfully submitted.”
All prospective employees, volunteers and students will be required to provide an acceptable “Criminal Record Search” as a condition of employment and prior to commencing employment.
Although we appreciate all applications received, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Personal information for this position is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, as amended.
The City of St. Thomas is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, you must provide your accommodation needs in advance. Questions may be directed to the Human Resources Department at 519-631-1680 ext. 4148.
Other details
- Pay Type Hourly