home support worker

Saroj Aggarwal; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Un prestataire de soins à domicile recherche des candidats pour travailler avec des personnes âgées, notamment celles atteintes de la maladie d'Alzheimer. Les responsabilités incluent l'administration de soins personnels, l'assistance lors de la baignade et la préparation de repas nutritifs. Les candidats doivent avoir un certificat de graduation d'école secondaire et entre 1 et 2 ans d'expérience. Ce poste est permanent, basé à Toronto, Ontario, et nécessite des compétences interpersonnelles exceptionnelles ainsi qu'une grande fiabilité.

Qualifications

• 1 à 2 ans d'expérience pertinente.
• Capacité à gérer des charges lourdes.
• Compétences en soins personnels et aide aux clients.

Responsibilities

• Administrer des soins personnels aux patients.
• Assister les clients avec la baignade et l'hygiène personnelle.
• Préparer et servir des repas nutritifs.

Skills

Compétences interpersonnelles

Patience

Fiabilité

Education

Certificat de graduation de l'école secondaire

Job description

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 37.5 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

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

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Demonstrate infant care to new parents
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Elderly

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience
• Honesty

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Day

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

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

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

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

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