home-care worker
Janine Wigmore Society
Victoria, BC, CA
$23-$25 an hour
Permanent
Full-time
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience : Will train
Work setting
- Work in employer's / client's home
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Care for pets
- 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
- Collect specimens
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Mend clothing and linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Target audience
- Adults
- Females
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
- Bondable
- Medical exam
Transportation / travel information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
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?
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning / training paid by employer
29 days ago