home support worker

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Tasks:

• Administer medications.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Mend clothing and linens.
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment.
• Assist mental health professionals by assessing patients for learning disabilities, mental illnesses and brain injuries.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.
• Health Care Aide Certificate.

Target audience:

• Adults.
• Persons with a disability.
• Persons with an intellectual disability.
• Persons with mental health disabilities.
• Persons with physical disabilities.

Experience with special needs children:

Assistance with mobility.

Counselling specialization:

Crisis intervention.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

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

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Patience.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Night.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

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 Veterans:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.