home support 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 clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- 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.
- Persons with a disability.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Weight handling:
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- 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:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
Support for mature workers:
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.