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. Staff accommodation provided.
Work in employer's/client's home.
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care.
- Administer medications.
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool).
- 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.
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
- Provide companionship.
- Provide personal care.
Target audience: Elderly.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Patience.
- Honesty.
Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits: On-site housing options.