home support worker

Gong's Household; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential care provider in Richmond Hill, Canada, is seeking a Personal Support Worker to assist elderly clients with personal care and daily living activities. Responsibilities include administering personal care, assisting with hygiene, and providing companionship. Candidates should have relevant certificates and a focus on client needs. This is a permanent position requiring 30 hours of work per week.

Qualifications

• Experience an asset.
• Supports newcomers with foreign credential recognition.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walks.
• Feed or assist in feeding clients.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus.
• Provide companionship.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

CPR Certificate

First Aid Certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

• Elderly

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience
• Honesty

Experience

• Experience an asset

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous‑owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Durée de l'emploi : Permanent

Langue de travail : Anglais

Heures de travail : 30 hours per week