home support worker

Quality Home Care Solutions Inc.; Windsor; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care service provider in Windsor is looking for dedicated personal care workers for a permanent role. Responsibilities include administering personal care, assisting with daily activities, and providing companionship to clients with various needs. Ideal candidates must have relevant certificates and a commitment to service. Flexible working hours are offered in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Paramedical services coverage

Vision care benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in personal support or caregiving roles is an asset.
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care to clients.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Provide companionship and engage in therapeutic activities.

Skills

Ability to administer medications

Personal care

Cooking nutritious meals

Companionship provision

Education

Health Care Aide Certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

Work Term: Permanent; Work Language: English; Hours: 30 to 44 hours per week; Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate; Experience: Experience an asset or equivalent experience.

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Various locations
• Work in employer's / client's home

Responsibilities

• Care for pets
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Collect specimens
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Health Care Aide Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Adults
• Convalescent
• Elderly
• Females
• Males
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Terminally ill

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty
• Values and ethics

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Government programs

• Recognized employer

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits