home support worker

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Certificate of Conduct
• First Aid Certificate

Experience with special needs children

• Autistic children

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Work Term : Casual
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 3 to 80 hours bi-weekly