personal support worker - home support
Your tasks
- Administer medications.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Health Care Aide Certificate.
- Personal Support Worker Certificate.
Security and safety
- Criminal record check.
- Reference required.
- Bondable.
- Vulnerable sector check.
Personal suitability
- Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- 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 an asset.
What we offer
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Night.
- On call.
Employment terms options
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Financial benefits Group insurance benefits.
Other benefits Free parking available.
Other
Work setting Urban area.
Target audience
- Adults.
- Elderly.
- Males.
- Persons with a disability.
- Persons with an intellectual disability.
- Persons with mental health disabilities.
- Persons with physical disabilities.
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Public transportation is available.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Work under pressure.
Weight handling Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs).