Work Term : TemporaryWork Language : EnglishHours : 30 to 40 hours per weekEducation : Secondary (high) school graduation certificateExperience : 7 months to less than 1 yearWork site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Rural area
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
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Target audience
- Adults
- Elderly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Honesty
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example : ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
Support for youths
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
Support for mature workers
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination