Home support worker
Salary: 19.50 to 21.50 hourly (To be negotiated) / 73 to 88 hours bi-weekly
Terms of employment
- Permanent employment
- Full time
Schedule: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, On Call, Early Morning, Morning
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Will train
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Urban area
- Work in employer's/client's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Care for pets
- 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
- Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
- Vulnerable sector check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
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