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.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Vulnerable sector check.
Weight handling:
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Dependability.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
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.
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- 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:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
Supports for visible minorities:
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.