personal care attendant - home care

Work setting

• Various locations
• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

• Care for pets
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Administrative and office activities

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Target audience

• Adults
• Males
• Persons with physical disabilities

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel cross-border
• Willing to travel overnight
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player