family caregiver

Amy Hwang; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A private care provider in Toronto is seeking a dedicated personal care worker. In this full-time position, you will provide essential support to clients, ensuring their personal care needs are met. Responsibilities include administering medications, assisting with hygiene, providing companionship, and performing light housekeeping. This role requires a Secondary school graduation certificate and offers opportunities for training. The position promotes inclusivity and is open to residents authorized to work in Canada.

Benefits

Learning/training paid by employer

Optional accommodation available at no charge

Qualifications

• 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in personal care or related field.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care to clients.
• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Assist clients with bathing and hygiene.
• Provide companionship and support.
• Cook and prepare nutritious meals.
• Perform light housekeeping duties.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organised

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Job details

• Location: Yonge / Sheppard North York, ON M2N 6M4
• Salary: 21.00 hourly / 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis (NOT a condition of employment)
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Employer's home

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Experience and specialization

• Elderly

Additional information

None

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organised
• Reliability

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer

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
  • Provides physical accessibility accommodations (e.g., ramps, elevators)
  • Provides visual accessibility accommodations (e.g., braille, screen readers)
  • Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (e.g., transcription software, teletypewriters)
  • Participates in a government or community program that supports persons with disabilities
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
• Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Participates in a government or community program that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs (housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees displaced by conflict or natural disaster (e.g., Ukraine, Afghanistan)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs pairing newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience
• Support for youths
  • Participates in a government or community program that supports youth employment
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Support for Indigenous people
  • Participates in a government or community program that supports Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with Indigenous communities, Indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
  • Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• A permanent resident of Canada
• A temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2026-01-09