home support worker

GURPREET SINGH TATHGUR; Calgary; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A caregiving provider in Calgary, Canada, is seeking a dedicated individual for a permanent caregiving role. Responsibilities include administering medications, providing personal care, and assisting with regular exercise. Candidates should have a secondary school certificate and ideally between 1 to 7 months of relevant experience. This position offers benefits like free parking and employer-paid training.

Benefits

Free parking available

Learning / training paid by employer

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience in caregiving or personal support.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Assist clients with exercise regimens.
• Change non-sterile dressings.

Skills

Administer medications

Provide personal care

Assist in regular exercise

Launder clothing and household linens

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 35 hours per week

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer's home

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide personal care

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• 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

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities