attendant for persons with disabilities - home care

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma.

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.
• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Change non-sterile dressings.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• Personal Support Worker Certificate.

Target audience:

• Adults.
• Females.
• Persons with a disability.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Reference required.

Transportation/travel information:

Own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Walking.

Weight handling:

Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Punctuality.
• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Judgement.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Patience.
• Honesty.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

Experience:

1 to less than 7 months.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Morning.
• To be determined.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Other benefits:

• Learning/training paid by employer.
• On-site housing options.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.