personal care provider - home care

Education:

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

Work site environment:

Non-smoking.

Work setting:

Work in employer's/client's home.

Tasks:

• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.
• Shop for food and household supplies.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Cook.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

First Aid Certificate.

Target audience:

Elderly. Persons with a disability.

Security and safety:

Criminal record check. Reference required.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Repetitive tasks.

Personal suitability:

Punctuality. Dependability. Excellent oral communication. Flexibility. Organized. Reliability. Patience. Honesty.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.

Experience:

1 to less than 7 months.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• Night.
• On call.
• Weekend.

Other benefits:

Free parking available.

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• 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:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .

Supports for 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.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.