Home Support Worker

Barrett and Mak Programs Inc.; Port Alberni; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care provider in Port Alberni seeks a caregiver to assist clients with personal care, administer medications, and prepare meals. Candidates should have a secondary school graduation certificate and preferably some experience. This is a permanent position with 35 hours of work per week offering various health and financial benefits.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Life insurance

Free parking available

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience in a caregiving role.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene.
• Provide companionship.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

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
• Maintain clinical and progress reports
• Perform other duties related to personal care

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

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

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

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

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Durée de l'emploi : Permanent

Langue de travail : Anglais

Heures de travail : 35 hours per week