Live-In Caregiver - Seniors

Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation available

Relocation costs covered by employer

Job summary

Alberta is seeking a health care aide to provide bedside and personal care in home settings across urban areas. This role supports adults, the elderly, and persons with disabilities and requires compassion, reliability, and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities include assisting with bathing, meals, light housekeeping, and mobility support, while maintaining client dignity and safety. Immunization records and background checks may be required.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate.
• Criminal record check required.
• Immunization records may be requested.
• Vulnerable sector check required.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk.
• Launder clothing and household linens.
• Mend clothing and linens.
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• Provide companionship.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Job description

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• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
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Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Urban area
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Adults
• Elderly
• Persons with a disability

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Do you have experience working in this field?

SOCIAL

Interest in serving - assisting clients by administering bedside and personal care such as aid in walking, bathing, personal hygiene and dressing and undressing; by feeding or assisting in feeding clients; and in demonstrating infant care to new parents

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to maintain client files and plan meals and special diets

objective

Interest in handling the preparation of meals and special diets; may perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds; may perform routine health-related duties such as change non-sterile dressings, administer medications and collect specimens under the direction of a home-care agency supervisor or nurse

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Typical ability expectations for this job

Do you like helping people? Are you patient and dependable? Do you have empathy for those needing assistance? Then a career as a health care aide may be right for you.