Home-Care Worker

Alberta; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta is seeking a Health Care Aide to provide in-home support in Grande Prairie. The role involves administering bedside and personal care, assisting with medications, mobility support, meal preparation, and light housekeeping in the client’s home.

Ideal candidates have a secondary school diploma, show empathy and patience, and can reliably assist with daily living activities while ensuring client comfort and safety in a home setting.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate is required.
• Ability to provide bedside and personal care with compassion.
• Excellent communication and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care to clients.
• Assist with medication administration as directed.
• Assist clients with routine exercise and mobility.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Mend clothing and linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning.
• Provide companionship and social engagement.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Dependability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

Employer's home

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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Interest in serving - assisting clients by administering bedside and personal care such as aid in walking, bathing, personal hygiene and dressing and undressing; by feeding or assisting in feeding clients; and in demonstrating infant care to new parents

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Do you like helping people? Are you patient and dependable? Do you have empathy for those needing assistance? Then a career as a health care aide may be right for you.