home support worker

Navdeep Kaur; Brampton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate personal care assistant to provide essential support to elderly clients in a home setting. This role involves administering personal care, assisting with daily activities, and ensuring a safe and healthy environment. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, reliability, and a client-focused attitude. Join a welcoming team that values punctuality and dependability, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those you care for. If you're passionate about helping others and looking for a rewarding opportunity, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Parking available

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in personal care and assistance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education:

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

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

Work setting:

• Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

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
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Make beds and change sheets
• Monitor nutritional intake

Experience and specialization:

• Target audience: Elderly

Additional information:

Personal suitability:

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Benefits:

• Parking available

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

• Support for persons with disabilities: Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
• Support for Veterans: Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
• Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other
• Industries: Human Resources Services