attendant for persons with disabilities - home care

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

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.
• Change non-sterile dressings.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Tracheostomy care training.
• CPR Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• Personal Support Worker Certificate.

Target audience:

Adults. Convalescent. Elderly. Females. Persons with a disability. Persons with physical disabilities. Terminally ill.

Security and safety:

Reference required.

Personal suitability:

• Punctuality.
• Dependability.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Reliability.
• Patience.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

1 to less than 7 months.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Flexible hours.
• Night.
• On call.
• To be determined.
• Weekend.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Learning/training paid by employer.
• Variable or compressed work week.