home support worker

Kurt Hick; Port Elgin; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care service in Port Elgin is seeking a compassionate caregiver to provide personal care and companionship to clients. The role involves assisting with daily activities like bathing, meal preparation, and light housekeeping. Candidates should possess a secondary school graduation certificate, with CPR and First Aid certification preferred. This position offers 35 to 40 hours of work per week, with training provided.

Qualifications

• CPR Certificate is required.
• First Aid Certificate is required.
• Willingness to train.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Cook and prepare nutritious meals.
• Assist clients with personal hygiene.
• Provide personal care and companionship.

Skills

Client focus

Punctuality

Excellent oral communication

Dependability

Initiative

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Education :

Expérience :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Employer's home

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
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

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

Experience

• Will train
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 35 to 40 hours per week