home 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.
- Change non-sterile dressings.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Mend clothing and linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Shop for food and household supplies.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Persons with Alzheimer's disease.
- Adults.
- Elderly.
- Females.
- Males.
- Persons with a disability.
- Persons with an intellectual disability.
- Persons with mental health disabilities.
- Persons with physical disabilities.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Health Care Aide Certificate.
- Personal Support Worker Certificate.
Security and safety Reference required.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
Personal suitability
- Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
1 year to less than 2 years.
What we offer
Work setting Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment. Employer's home.
Health benefits Health care plan.
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- 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.
Other
Work site environment Non-smoking.
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- 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.