personal support worker - home support
Education:
Other trades certificate or diploma.
Tasks:
- Care for pets.
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Administer medications.
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool).
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
- Collect specimens.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- 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.
- Prepare meals.
- Housekeeping activities.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- CPR Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Personal Support Worker Certificate.
Target audience:
- Persons with Alzheimer's disease.
- Elderly.
- Persons with a disability.
- Persons with an intellectual disability.
- Persons with mental health disabilities.
- Persons with physical disabilities.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Reference required.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
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?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Financial benefits:
- Mileage paid.
- Night shift premium.
Other benefits:
Parking available.