About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work setting: Work in employer's/client's home.
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Administer medications.
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- Change non-sterile dressings.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Mend clothing and linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : First Aid Certificate.
- Target audience: Elderly.
- Persons with physical disabilities.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Sitting.
- Walking.
- Weight handling: Between 81 and 100 kg (177-220 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
- 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: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.