home health care worker

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Non-smoking.

Work setting:

Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment. Work in employer's/client's home.

Tasks:

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Target audience:

• Elderly.
• Females.
• Persons with a disability.

Security and safety:

Criminal record check.

Weight handling:

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Punctuality.
• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Initiative.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Patience.
• Honesty.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .

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 .
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .

Support for mature workers:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.