personal care aide - home care
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Work in employer's/client's home.
Tasks:
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Shop for food and household supplies.
- Cook.
Target audience:
Persons with a disability.
Personal suitability:
- Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .