personal support worker - home support

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Igbo

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Employer's home

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Co-ordinate recreation activities
• Provide therapy

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Adolescents
• Over 12 years
• Persons with a disability

Experience with special needs children

• Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Other benefits

• On-site housing options
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

Support for persons with disabilities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities