About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work setting: Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment.
Room and board provided. Employer's home.
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Administer medications.
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
- Feed or assist in feeding.
- Launder clothing and household linens.
- Mend clothing and linens.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
- Shop for food and household supplies.
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
- Cook.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : First Aid Certificate.
- Personal Support Worker Certificate.
- Target audience: Persons with Alzheimer's disease.
- Adults.
- Elderly.
- Persons with a disability.
- Experience with special needs children: Assistance with mobility.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Personal suitability: Punctuality.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- 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 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits: Free parking available. Support for persons with disabilities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities . Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities . Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities. Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities . Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.). Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Veterans: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans . Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) . Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) . Offers workshops, counselling services or other resources to help Veterans navigate their transition into t