live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities

Michelle Pidhirney; Medicine Hat; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Job summary

Michelle Pidhirney is seeking a live-in caregiver to support a person with disabilities in their home in Canada. The role requires around-the-clock presence in a live-in setting with a fixed 40-hour work week at an hourly wage of 20.50 CAD.

The successful candidate will perform bedside care, medication administration, basic housekeeping and meal preparation, while ensuring safety and dignity. Experience of 7 months to under 1 year is preferred, and applicants must be authorized to work in

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate.
• 7 months to less than 1 year of relevant caregiving experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
• Assist with bathing and personal hygiene
• Provide companionship
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Companionship

Household tasks

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Job description

live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities

Job details

• Salary 20.50 hourly / 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

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

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

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
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Experience and specialization

• Adolescents
• Females
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with physical disabilities

Experience with special needs children

• Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Gasoline paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.