disability support worker

Jeffrey Hamel / Sandra Hamel; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local family in Nanaimo is seeking a caregiver to provide support for children, including those with special needs. The role involves supervising daily activities, personal care, and maintaining a safe environment. Ideal candidates should be flexible, reliable, and have experience working with children, especially those with developmental disabilities. This position offers various shifts and the ability to work in a home environment.

Benefits

Free parking available

Paid time off for volunteering or personal days

Qualifications

• 7 months to less than 1 year experience required.
• Experience with children with autism, Down syndrome, and learning disabilities.
• Must have own transportation and be able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Care for pets and assist with daily personal care.
• Supervise and care for children in a variety of activities.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home.

Skills

Experience with special needs children

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Team player

Job description

• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Work in employer's/client's home
• Employer's home

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
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Take children to and from school and to appointments
• Supervise and care for children
• Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
• Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
• Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods
• Help children with homework
• Follow parents' lead with toilet training
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• School age (6 - 12 years)
• Children
• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children

Work experience with special needs students

• Children with an intellectual disability

Experience with special needs children

• Assistance with mobility
• Autistic children
• Children with learning disabilities
• Children with asthma
• Children with Down syndrome

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required
• Child welfare check
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently a student?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Night
• Day
• Overtime required

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)