home support worker

Lily Faria & Delia Faria; Toronto; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in home care services seeks Personal Support Workers to assist clients in their home settings. Key duties include administering personal care, medications, and companionship while ensuring a comfortable living environment. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certificates and have experience working with diverse clients, including the elderly and those with disabilities.

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 2 years of experience in personal care.
• Education: Completion of a program of 1 year to 2 years.
• Certificates in First Aid and Personal Support required.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Companionship

Education

College or CEGEP certificate

Tools

First Aid Certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

• Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home
• 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
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide companionship
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Geriatric Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate
• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Adults
• Elderly
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Terminally ill

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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