home support worker

Adokam Home Care; Okotoks; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A home care service provider in Okotoks seeks a dedicated Health Care Aide to assist clients with personal care and daily activities. The role involves administering care at clients' homes, performing housekeeping duties, and providing companionship. Ideal candidates have a secondary school diploma and Health Care Aide Certificate, alongside strong interpersonal skills. This is a permanent, part-time position requiring about 30 hours of work per week.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in home care.
• Physically demanding job requiring bending, crouching, and kneeling.
• Ability to handle heavy loads.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Provide personal care.

Skills

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Health Care Aide Certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Health Care Aide Certificate

Target audience

• Persons with a disability

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 hours per week