live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities

Doreen Autar; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring role as a personal caregiver in Edmonton, responsible for assisting clients with daily activities, administering medications, and ensuring overall wellbeing. Ideal candidates are reliable, flexible, and have a secondary school education. Experience with special needs is a plus.

Benefits

Optional accommodation

Live-in basis available

Qualifications

• Experience with special needs children is preferred.
• Ability to handle physical demands of the job.
• Must pass a criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Provide companionship and help with regular exercise.

Skills

Personal care

Cooking

Companionship

Mobility assistance

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Education :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note : This is NOT a condition of employment
• Work in employer's / client's home
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Employer's home

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
• 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
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• School age (6 - 12 years)

Experience with special needs children

• Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Confidential security clearance
• Basic security clearance
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Walking
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Quick learner
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?