home support worker

Government of Canada; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service organization in Waterloo, Canada is seeking dedicated personal care assistants to provide essential bedside and personal support to clients. Responsibilities include assisting with hygiene, meal preparation, and light housekeeping. The ideal candidate has a secondary school graduation certificate and excellent personal suitability traits. This position is on-site only, with no remote work options available.

Benefits

Relocation costs covered by employer

Qualifications

• Willingness to undergo a criminal record check.
• Ability to perform a combination of sitting, standing, and walking.
• Capacity to handle repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Feed or assist in feeding clients.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Provide companionship.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Patience

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Work in employer's/client's home
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities 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
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Additional information Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Walking

Personal suitability

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