home-care worker

Talantir; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Transportation provided by employer

Support for newcomers and refugees

Job summary

Talantir is seeking a caregiver to provide in-home support for elderly clients. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, medications, bathing, mobility support, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and companionship. Position requires English language proficiency and a shift mix including mornings and days.

Optional live-in accommodation may be available, with relocation possible. Applicants should have a secondary school diploma and 7 months to less than 1 year of relevant

Qualifications

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year.

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
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Skills

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary school diploma

Job description

Work Details

• Work Term: Permanent


• Work Language: English


• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week


• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate


• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year


• Relocation costs covered by employer


• Willing to relocate

Asset languages

• Hindi

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment

Urban area

• Work in employer's/client'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


• 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


• Cook

Target audience

• Elderly


• Females

Security and safety

• Criminal record check


• Personal suitability

Client focus

• Dependability


• Efficient interpersonal skills


• Excellent oral communication


• Flexibility


• Initiative


• Judgement


• Organized


• Reliability


• Team player


• Patience


• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?


• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?


• Are you currently a student?


• Are you willing to relocate for this position?


• Do you have experience working in this field?


• Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?


• Do you live near the job location?


• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Early morning


• Evening


• Morning


• Night


• Day


• Weekend

Other benefits

• Free parking available


• Transportation provided by employer


• Support for newcomers and refugees


• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)


• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)


• Support for youths


• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth


• Support for Indigenous people


• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations


• Support for mature workers


• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination


• Supports for visible minorities


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