About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma.
Tasks
- Care for pets.
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Administer medications.
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Shop for food and household supplies.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : CPR Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Personal Support Worker Certificate.
Target audience: Elderly.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- 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)?.
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: On call.
- Day.
Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.