Home support worker

Tobermory; Mount Pearl; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

CareGivers in Mount Pearl, NL is hiring a Home support worker for casual and part-time leading to full-time roles. The successful applicant will join promptly and work flexible hours to support clients at home.

Duties include bedside and personal care, bathing assistance, light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, shopping, companionship, and transportation. Requirements: fluent English, high school diploma, First Aid and Conduct certificates, ability to lift up to 9 kg, and reliable,

Qualifications

• Fluent in English is required.
• High school diploma is required.
• Certificate of Conduct and a First Aid Certificate are required.
• Experience in caregiving is an asset.
• Candidate must be able to lift up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
• Punctual, dependable and client-focused.

Responsibilities

• Provide bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship and meal preparation.
• Shop for food and household supplies.
• Transport and assist with meals at home.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

High school diploma

Certificate of Conduct

First Aid Certificate

Job description

CareGivers is located at Mount Pearl, NL. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Home support worker. We are seeking a self-disciplined individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. The chosen applicant will be required to join and begin their duties as soon as possible. The open positions are for Casual employment or Part time leading to full time job. The candidate must be available to work during flexible hours.

Employer Name: CareGivers
Position: Home support worker
No. of vacancies: 5
Salary: $18.75 hourly / 3 to 80 hours bi-weekly
Employment type: Casual employment, Part time leading to full time
Location: Mount Pearl, NL

• The candidate must provide bedside and personal care.
• The candidate will be responsible for assisting clients with bathing and other personal hygiene activities.
• The candidate must launder clothing and household linens.
• The candidate must perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• The candidate must provide companionship.
• The candidate must provide personal care.
• The candidate must go shopping for food and household supplies.
• The candidate must prepare and serve healthy meals.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• Candidate having experience is an asset.
• The candidate must have a Certificate of Conduct and a First Aid Certificate.
• The candidate must be able to handle weight up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
• The candidate must be punctual.
• The candidate should be client focused.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must be flexible.
• The candidate should be reliable.

Work setting

• The employee should be able to work in the employer’s/client’s home, have the ability to work at various site locations, and the specific period of progression is the annual review.

Experience with special needs children

• The candidate must be experienced in caring for special needs children, including autistic children.

Security and safety

• The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check, tuberculosis test and vulnerable sector check
• The candidate must provide valid reference information.
• The candidate must have proof of immunization.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.