About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work setting: Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment. Employer's home. Tasks: Administer medications. Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk. Provide companionship. Provide personal care. Prepare and serve nutritious meals. Target audience: Elderly. Security and safety: Basic security clearance. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Sitting. Standing for extended periods. Walking. Personal suitability: Client focus. Dependability. Flexibility. Initiative. Judgement. Organized. Reliability. Patience. Honesty. Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?. Experience: 1 to less than 7 months. Employment terms options: Day. 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: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.