home support worker

Maria Angela Garcia; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal care service provider in Toronto is looking for a dedicated caregiver to assist elderly clients with personal care, medication administration, and daily living tasks. Applicants should have a secondary school diploma or equivalent and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. This is a temporary position, requiring 30 hours of work each week.

Qualifications

• Must be legally able to work in Canada.
• Must reside near the advertised location.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Job description

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client'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
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Target audience

• Elderly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years
• Durée de l\'emploi : Temporaire
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 hours per week