home support worker

Stella Chokron; Mount Royal; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Mount Royal is seeking a caregiver to assist clients with personal hygiene, administer medications, and provide companionship. Candidates should have a secondary school graduation certificate and a First Aid Certificate. The role involves working in urban settings, offering optional accommodation, and demanding tasks such as cooking and cleaning. Flexibility, dependability, and client focus are essential qualities for this position.

Benefits

Optional accommodation available

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and assist clients with personal hygiene.
• Assist in regular exercise and provide companionship.
• Prepare and serve meals, manage household supplies, and perform light housekeeping.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

First Aid Certificate

Job description

Overview

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English or French
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Urban area
• Work in employer's / client's home
• Employer's home

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• 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
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Confidential security clearance
• Basic security clearance
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

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