Home Support Worker

Bruce Wilson; Aurora; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Bruce Wilson in Aurora, ON is seeking a volunteer or paid caregiver to provide bedside and personal care on site. You will support clients with daily activities, meals, hygiene, and transportation of basic needs on a 30-hour weekly schedule.

The role requires a secondary school diploma and contributes to home-based care with a Patient-focused approach. Equal opportunity commitments apply; work is on site in a community setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 to less than 7 months of experience.
• Personal Support Worker certificate or equivalent is listed in the posting.

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.
• Feed or assist in feeding.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.
• Shop for food and household supplies.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Bedside care

Personal care

Medication administration

Companionship

Light housekeeping

Meal preparation

Feeding assistance

Exercise support

Shopping for supplies

Cooking meals

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Volunteer Experience · Work Experience · Work & Career

Location: Aurora, ON, L4G 1S9

Work location: On site

Salary: 21.00 hourly / 30 hours per week

Terms of employment: Term or contract, full-time

Starts as soon as possible

vacancies: 1 vacancy

Source: Job Bank #3705021

Overview

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

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


• Feed or assist in feeding


• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties


• Provide companionship


• Provide personal care


• Shop for food and household supplies


• Prepare and serve nutritious meals


• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer’s disease


• Elderly

Personal suitability

• Client focus


• Dependability


• Excellent oral communication


• Initiative


• Judgement


• Organized


• Reliability


• Patience


• Honesty

Employment groups

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

• Support for youths


• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a Canadian citizen


• a permanent resident of Canada


• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit


• Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.