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.
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
- 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 : Health Care Aide Certificate.
- Target audience: Elderly.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Walking.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Organized.
- Honesty.
- 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?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.