Parents For Community Living Careers and Employment

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Nursing & Residential Care Facilities

Parents for Community Living (PCL) provides Group Living, Supported Independent Living, Employment and Day Supports for children, youth and adults in the Waterloo Region. PCL is part of an innovative new affordable housing partnership with two local not-for-profit organizations. PCL is a not-for-profit charitable organization founded in 1986 by a group of visionary parents and community members....

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Direct Support Worker in Kitchener, ON

on 21 August 2023

Great clients, but can be disorganized

Working with the staff and clients is a great experience most of the time. Lots of disorganization. I'f someone doesn't show for shift there's no grat back up plan and you can get stuck working that shift. Good place to work but it can be stressful

Direct Support Professional in Kitchener, ON

on 5 October 2022

The management team makes it fun

During covid and working in health care as an "essential" worker hasn't been the easiest. Having a solid team of peers and management made it fun. And giving us freedom to make choices with our teams and PWS!! (People we support).

Assisted Support Provider in Kitchener, ON

on 12 September 2022

Lots of hours available, and always needing staff

It can be a good workplace at times. There were pros and cons.Pros: variety of ethnicities for coworkers, amazing clients, valuable experience Cons: Lack of confidentiality, pay needs to be better, favouritism, lack of training/support, limited to no room for growth depending on position

Personal Support Worker in Waterloo Region, ON

on 17 May 2022

Group home work, shift work

Busy, sometimes stressful yet collaborative environment with coworkers. Coworkers and clients are great. Management you rarely see/interact with and often (in my experience) they didn't really understand front line workers needed to best support the residents and their care needs. Good place to get experience but not work long term. Pay back in 2011 was ok but pay hasn't changed much so pay would ...

Assistant Support Provider in Kitchener, ON

on 13 February 2022

I would recommend to anyone

Parents for community living is the best place I have ever worked, very fair, training is great as well as the understanding of anything you might need help with they have stood up for me helped me in so many ways . Parents for Community living I feel has the clients interest at heart as well as their employees

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