home support worker

Manes; Delta; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care service provider in Delta, Canada, seeks a dedicated care worker to assist elderly clients with personal care, including bathing, medication administration, and companionship. Ideal candidates will have a secondary school graduation certificate and a focus on client care and communication. This position offers a permanent, full-time schedule of 32 hours per week, with English as the primary working language.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care preferred.
• Ability to assist with bathing and hygiene.
• Comfortable performing light housekeeping tasks.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Provide companionship to clients.

Skills

Client focus

Excellent oral communication

Punctuality

Reliability

Dependability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Urban area
• Work in employer's / client's home

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
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linensPerform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Target audience

• Elderly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Walking

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 32 hours per week