Health Care Assistant - Home Support Assistant

Loving Home Care Services is a senior home care agency providing personal care, companionship care, live-in care, nursing support and complex home care in Vancouver for 24 years. To date, we have helped over 1,500 families and we carry a perfect track record with outstanding testimonials from our former clients. We are a Better Business Bureau Accredited Company with an A+ rating since 2001. We are licensed, bonded and insured, and all staff is covered by WorkSafe BC and we can assist you with your tax reporting. We use Payworks as our direct-deposit company of choice. We let YOU decide the hours and days you want to work but we rely on YOUR commitment daily, weekly and monthly. It is our own strong commitment to hiring and developing only excellent caregivers. Our mission, vision, and values are the core of our company and culture, and it's what has helped shape us to become a highly reputable and trusted, sought-after senior home care provider in B.C. for 24 years. Please visit our website: Facebook: We need great people that want to make a difference in people's lives and are passionate about it! We Are Currently Seeking For Immediate Hire: * Live-In *IN NEED* * Full-Time *IN NEED* * Part-Time * Weekends * Drivers License an asset but not mandatory **URGENT DRIVERS NEEDED** We seek the best professional, compassionate and reliable caregivers to become a part of our expanding team. We service clients in their home, hospitals, retirement homes and long-term care facilities throughout Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. As a caregiver, you are making a real and meaningful difference in the lives of our clients and their families. Responsibilities can include helping our clients with: * Promoting client well-being * Providing companionship and homemaking such as ~ meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, errand services, recreational activities, companionship with conversation * Providing personal hygiene such as ~ bathing, dressing, and grooming * Moving, positioning and transferring a client * Providing elimination services ~ continence care * Promoting healthy nutrition and fluid intake * Transportation services * Medication reminders * Promoting exercise and physical assistance * Mental stimulation * Measuring vital signs * Maximum weight to be able to lift or carry, push or pull; 20 lbs Job Requirements: * Must have some experience working in-home care with the elderly population * Providing care in an ethical, responsible accountable manner * BC Certified Health Care Assistance ~ an asset * High school or college diploma * Have experience dealing with clients with dementia ~ an asset * Must have a good command of English * No history of criminal background * Passionate about providing care for elders * Must be compassionate, honest, reliable, confident and sociable * Must feel confident in your ability to engage clients in activities and conversation * Must be able to prep meals and make meals; some part-time clients will have no meals * Proof of eligibility to work in Canada How to Apply To apply please submit your resume using our online application. Loving Home Care Services is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment or discrimination. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, handicap, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us with the “Help” button in the application. We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.