family caregiver

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Non-smoking.

Work setting:

Urban area.

Relocation costs not covered by employer.

Tasks:

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Change non-sterile dressings.
• Collect specimens.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.
• Assess clients by conducting range of motion and muscle tests and propose treatment plans.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Community disability studies Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.
• Personal Support Worker Certificate.

Target audience:

• Persons with an intellectual disability.
• Persons with physical disabilities.

Work experience with special needs students:

Assistance with communication.

Experience with special needs children:

Assistance with mobility.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Reference required.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Physically demanding.
• Sitting.
• Walking.
• Work under pressure.

Weight handling:

Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Punctuality.
• Client focus.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Judgement.
• Team player.
• Patience.
• Honesty.

Screening questions:

1. Do you have experience working in this field?.
2. Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• Night.
• Weekend.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.

Support for youths:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.

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.
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).