home support worker
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
Non-smoking.
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.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Mend clothing and linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
Personal suitability:
- Punctuality.
- Dependability.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .