disability support worker

Your tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
• Change non-sterile dressings.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Mend clothing and linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease.
• Elderly.
• Persons with a disability.
• Terminally ill.

Requirements

Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.
• Personal Support Worker Certificate.

Security and safety Criminal record check.

Experience an asset.

Other

Work setting Various locations. Work in employer's/client's home.

Employment terms options Night.

Employment terms options Day. Overtime available.

Support for persons with disabilities Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.

Support for newcomers and refugees Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for youths Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Veterans Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .

Support for Indigenous people Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.