family caregiver

Vancouver Visual Art Foundation; West Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local non-profit organization in West Vancouver is seeking a dedicated caregiver to provide personal care and support for clients. The ideal candidate will have a secondary school diploma, at least 5 years of experience, and a First Aid Certificate. Responsibilities include assisting clients with daily activities and providing companionship. This is a full-time, on-site position with no option for remote work.

Benefits

Free parking available

Qualifications

• Experience of 5 years or more in caregiving.
• First Aid Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Provide companionship and personal care.
• Plan therapeutic diets and prepare nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

5 years or more

On site

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

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Work in employer's/client'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
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Collect specimens
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Credentials

• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Convalescent
• Elderly
• Females
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Terminally ill

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Employment groups

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

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Does not require Canadian work experience

Supports for visible minorities

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

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Non-profit Organization Management

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