home-care worker
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Work in employer's/client's home.
Tasks:
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- Demonstrate infant care to new parents.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Physically demanding.
Personal suitability:
- Punctuality.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits:
Parking available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Support for Veterans:
Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) .
Support for Indigenous people:
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).