autism support worker
Your tasks
- 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.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses First Aid Certificate.
Security and safety Basic security clearance.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Work under pressure.
Weight handling Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability
- Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Screening questions Do you have experience working in this field?.
1 to less than 7 months.
Other
Work site environment Non-smoking.
Work setting Employer's home.
Target audience Persons with a disability.
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Support for persons with disabilities Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
Support for Veterans Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
Support for mature workers Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .
Supports for visible minorities Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.