personal support worker - home support
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
Non-smoking.
Work setting:
Employer's home.
Tasks:
- Administer medications.
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Mend clothing and linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Personal Support Worker Certificate.
Target audience:
Elderly.
Security and safety:
Basic security clearance.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Experience:
1 to less than 7 months.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Overtime available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
Support for youths:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
Support for Veterans:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
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.