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
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

• Elderly

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience
• Honesty

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Morning

Employment terms options

• Day

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 hours per week