live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities

Education:

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

Work site environment:

Non-smoking.

Work setting:

• Staff accommodation available.
• Work in employer's/client's home.
• Employer's home.

Tasks:

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Administer medications.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Mend clothing and linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.

Security and safety:

Criminal record check.

Personal suitability:

• Dependability.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Organized.

Screening questions:

1. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
2. Do you have experience working in this field?.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
• Does not require Canadian work experience.

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:

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.