Home Support Worker

Jane Kim; Toronto; On-site; CAD 23,866 - 33,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus available at employer’s discretion

Job summary

Jane Kim is looking for a dedicated Home Support Worker in Toronto to provide personal assistance and companionship to clients during challenging times. Responsibilities include aiding with daily activities like bathing, grooming, and meal preparation.

Candidates should have completed secondary school, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and ideally have some experience in elderly care. The position is permanent, full-time, with a wage of $21.00 per hour and a potential year-end bonus.

Qualifications

• 1~7 months’ experience in home support care.
• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal assistance including bathing and grooming.
• Support with meal preparation and feeding.
• Assist with household chores like laundry and dishwashing.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Punctual and reliable

Ability to care for elderly with kindness and patience

Good judgement and organizational skills

Education

Completion of secondary school

Completion of training course in elderly care

First aid certification

Job description

Home Support Worker

Roles and Responsibilities

• Offer support and companionship to client and family when they are going through times of illness, recovery, or family challenges.
• Provide bedside and personal assistance to client, including helping with walking, bathing, personal grooming, and getting dressed.
• Handle basic healthcare tasks such as non-sterile dressings and aiding with medication administration under the overall guidance of the employer.
• Prepare and cook meals, including special dietary options, and feed or support client during meals.
• Assist with regular household chores such as doing laundry, washing dishes, and making beds.

Requirements

• 1~7 months’ experience
• Completion of secondary school
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be punctual and reliable and able to care for elderly with kindness and patience
• Demonstrate good judgement and organizational skills
• Completion of training course in elderly care is an asset
• First aid certification is an asset

Work Conditions

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

Language of Work

English

Job Location

Private household (Exact address provided upon job offer)

North York, ON M2K 3E6

Major Intersection: Sheppard Ave E & Bayview Ave

Position Type

• Permanent, Full-Time – 30 hours per week
• Wage $21.00 per hour
• Year-end bonus available at employer’s discretion

EEO Statement

We welcome all applicants and encourage members of underrepresented groups, including vulnerable youth, newcomers, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, asylum claimants with valid work permits, to apply.