personal aide - home support

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Certificate of Conduct

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Adults
• Convalescent
• Elderly
• Females
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with physical disabilities

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you live near the job location?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

• Day

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Mileage paid

Long term benefits

• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)