health care aide

Government of Canada; Williams Lake; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Williams Lake, British Columbia, is seeking a Health Care Aide to provide essential care to patients in a nursing home environment. Responsibilities include serving meals, assisting with patient mobility, and maintaining hygiene. Candidates must have a Health Care Aide Certificate and be prepared for physically demanding tasks. The position requires teamwork, reliability, and strong interpersonal skills. This role does not offer remote work options and demands presence on-site.

Benefits

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience in a relevant role.

Responsibilities

• Serve meal trays and feed patients.
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients.
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms.
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas.
• Bathe, dress and groom patients.
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher.
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

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

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
• Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
• Answer call signals to determine patients' needs

Credentials

• Health Care Aide Certificate

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)