Live-in Caregiver (Abbotsford)

ComForCare; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care organization in the Fraser Valley Regional District is looking for a Live In Caregiver to join their family. The role includes providing personal care, medication management, and companionship to clients. Ideal candidates are compassionate and possess strong communication skills. If you have a high school diploma and experience as a caregiver, this rewarding position may be for you. Flexibility for a live-in arrangement is required.

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a caregiver.
• Willingness to adhere to health and safety standards.
• Respectful and compassionate demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Help clients take prescribed medication.
• Assist clients with personal care and hygiene.
• Plan and prepare meals with assistance from the clients.

Skills

Empathy

Emergency response and first aid knowledge

Cooking and meal preparation

Communication skills

Respectfulness

Physical endurance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Live In Caregiver

Looking for individuals to join our home care family.

At ComForCare Home Care we value our employees like family. We celebrate success and have fun. Our focus is to help our clients and employees live their best lives possible.


Position Summary

We are looking for a Live in Caregiver to provide care for our clients in a professional and compassionate manner. Caregiver should be able to follow instructions and perform a variety of tasks to help clients. The Caregiver provides services that improve clients living environment and make them feel more at home. They provide personal care, meal assistance, transportation, medication management, and other health care duties as needed.

It’s an often demanding job as you will have to be available for most of the day and week. But it can also be very satisfying and rewarding, since people who are ill, injured, disabled or elderly are thankful for high quality assistance.

Responsibilities

• Help clients take prescribed medication.
• Assist clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (doctor’s appointments, walks etc.)
• Assist clients with personal care and hygiene
• Help clients with physical therapy exercises
• Plan and prepare meals with assistance from the clients (when they are able)
• Do the client’s shopping or accompany them when they shop
• Perform light housekeeping duties that clients can’t complete on their own
• Be a pleasant and supportive companion
• Report any unusual incidents
• Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency

Requirements and skills

• **Please do not apply if you are not willing for a live-in arrangement.
• As this is a live in caregiver role, applicants must have flexibility to move in to live with the client.
• Proven experience as a caregiver
• Empathetic
• Excellent knowledge of emergency response and first aid (CPR)
• Knowledge of housekeeping activities and cooking with attention to dietary constraints
• Willingness to adhere to health and safety standards
• Respectful and compassionate
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong ethics
• Physical endurance
• High school diploma or equivalent

To successfully work with clients, Caregivers must be empathetic. They need to understand the feelings and needs of each patient they come in contact with while always treating them with respect.