attendant for persons with disabilities - home care

Spectrum Home & Family Care; Cranbrook; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health service provider in Cranbrook seeks a personal caregiver to assist clients with day-to-day activities and personal care. Candidates should have behavior management certifications and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills. The role is on-site with no remote options available and includes health benefits such as dental and vision care.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Qualifications

• Experience an asset.
• Certificates in first aid and behavior management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer personal care and medications to clients.
• Assist clients with daily activities and hygiene.
• Provide companionship and support.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Education

Behaviour management Certification

First Aid Certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma
  
  

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Rural area
• Urban area
• Various locations
• Own home
  
  

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Care for pets
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
• 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
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Behaviour management Certification
• Mandt System training
• Understanding and managing aggressive behaviour (UMAB) course
• First Aid Certificate
  
  

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Adults
  
  

Additional information

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits
  
  

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
  
  

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
  
  

Support for Veterans

• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
  
  

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  
  

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)