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Personal Care Aide (PCA) Jobs and Shifts in Canada
Staffy is an on-demand marketplace where Personal Care Aides pick up shifts that fit their life. Choose when you work, set your own rate and only see shifts that match it, and get paid in days, not weeks. Open shifts and short-term assignments are available now.
What you’ll do
- Help residents with daily living: meals, dressing, mobility, and personal hygiene
- Assist with escorting, transfers, and incontinence care
- Provide simple bedside care under the care team’s direction
- Follow infection control, health, and safety procedures
- Support residents with care, dignity, and confidentiality at all times
- Report changes in a resident’s condition to the nursing team
Common client requirements
Requirements are set by each client and vary by facility, province, and shift. For these shifts, clients commonly ask for:
- Experience as a Personal Care Aide or an equivalent healthcare role
- Knowledge of basic bedside care and the needs of geriatric residents
- Physical ability to lift up to 20 lbs and to stand, walk, and reach for long periods
- Reliable, and able to work to a client's instructions
- Strong written and verbal English communication
- A criminal background and vulnerable sector check, where required by the client
The exact checks and documents depend on the client and facility. The app shows what each shift requires.
Where you’ll work
Staffy PCA shifts run across long-term care homes, retirement homes, and hospitals across Canada. Single shifts, recurring shifts, and longer assignments may be available near you.
How Staffy works
- Download the Staffy app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store
- Create your profile and complete the onboarding steps shown in the app
- Add your credentials and documents. Requirements vary by client, facility, province, and shift type
- Browse open shifts, review the details, and request the ones you want
Also known as
PCA shifts on Staffy are also searched as personal care attendant, care staff, nurses aide, and health care aide.
FAQ
How much do Personal Care Aides earn on Staffy?
PCAs set their own hourly rate in the Staffy app, only see shifts that match it, and get paid in days, not weeks.
Do I need a certificate to pick up PCA shifts?
Requirements are set by each client and vary by facility, province, and shift. Clients commonly ask for experience as a Personal Care Aide or an equivalent healthcare role, plus a criminal background and vulnerable sector check where required. The app shows what each shift requires.
How fast can I start working PCA shifts?
Onboarding is often quick. Once your profile and the documents a shift requires are in order, you can request that shift. Timing depends on the client and the checks each shift needs.
Where can I find PCA jobs in Canada?
Staffy lists PCA shifts across long-term care homes, retirement homes, and hospitals across Canada. You choose where and when you work. Single shifts, recurring shifts, and longer assignments may be available near you.
What is Staffy?
Staffy is a Canadian on-demand marketplace that connects independent healthcare workers with clients posting shifts. Clients set the requirements for each shift. Staffy provides the platform and onboarding. It is not a staffing agency. You work as an independent contractor and choose which shifts you request.
Start picking up PCA shifts on your terms. Download the Staffy app, create your profile, and start requesting shifts.
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