home support worker

Renda Abdo; Picton; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider in Picton, Ontario is seeking a dedicated personal care assistant. The role involves administering medications, assisting with personal hygiene, and providing companionship. Suitable candidates should have experience in caregiving, be physically capable, and possess strong interpersonal skills. This position offers 30 hours of work per week in a supportive environment focused on diversity and client care.

Benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

Cultural competency training for Indigenous workers

Qualifications

• Experience of 1 to less than 7 months in a relevant field.
• Ability to administer medications and provide personal care.
• Must be physically capable to perform the required tasks.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Client focus

Dependability

Punctuality

Efficiency in interpersonal skills

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for Indigenous people

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

Other details

• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 hours per week