home health care worker

FALLETTA M FAMILY; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local family in Hamilton is seeking a dedicated personal caregiver for a permanent role. You will assist clients, primarily the elderly, with personal care, hygiene, and companionship. The position requires a secondary school graduation certificate and is ideal for individuals with strong interpersonal skills and dependability. Experience in similar roles is an asset.

Benefits

Optional accommodation available

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care is an asset.
• Ability to assist clients with personal hygiene.
• Skills in providing companionship and light housekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and hygiene.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Initiative

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset, or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

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

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Target audience

• Elderly
• Females
• Persons with a disability

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees