family caregiver

Eva Knof; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A personal care service provider in the Niagara Region seeks a caregiver to provide personal care, companionship, and assistance with daily activities for elderly clients. The role requires a secondary school diploma and focuses on client needs, punctuality, and teamwork. This position is permanent, offering 30 hours of work per week in a non-smoking environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to administer bedside and personal care.
• Experience in assisting clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Familiarity with medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and exercise.
• Perform light housekeeping and meal preparation.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Punctuality

Team player

Initiative

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year

or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer'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
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Target audience

• Elderly
• Females
• Males

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

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

Support for newcomers and refugees

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

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 hours per week