personal aide - home support

THAVENDRAN SINNATHAMBY; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A personal care provider in Metro Vancouver seeks individuals for a permanent position to assist elderly clients with personal care tasks, including bathing, hygiene, and meal preparation. Applicants should have a secondary school graduation certificate and demonstrate client focus and reliability. This role offers unique financial benefits such as paid gasoline and on-site housing options.

Benefits

Free parking available

Learning / training paid by employer

On-site housing options

Transportation provided by employer

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care is an asset.
• Ability to assist elderly clients with daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and hygiene.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Provide companionship and personal care.

Skills

Client focus

Reliability

Excellent oral communication

Punctuality

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 30 hours per week

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

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 with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Collect specimens
• 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
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Target audience

• Elderly

Security and safety

• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Patience
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available