home-care worker

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work Setting:

• Work in employer's / client's home

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
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses:

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Training for persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Training for elderly care
• Training for care of females
• Training for persons with disabilities
• Training for persons with intellectual disabilities
• Training for persons with mental health disabilities
• Training for persons with physical disabilities

Security and Safety:

• Criminal record check
• References required

Transportation / Travel Information:

• Willing to travel regularly
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Public transportation is available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

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