personal care aide - home care

Gillian La Prairie; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local caregiving service in Metro Vancouver is seeking a Personal Support Worker to assist clients with personal care, meals, and companionship. The ideal candidate should have a Personal Support Worker Certificate and be dependable, punctual, and a team player. This role offers temporary employment with flexible hours (16 hours per week).

Benefits

Free parking available

Learning / training paid by employer

Qualifications

• 3 months to less than 1 year certificate or diploma in health services.
• Experience in personal care tasks.

Responsibilities

• Care for pets and assist clients with personal hygiene.
• Change non-sterile dressings and administer medications.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Team player

Patience

Education

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Health services / allied health / health sciences, general
• or equivalent experience

Work Site Environment

• Non-smoking

Work Setting

• Urban area
• Employer's home

Tasks

• Care for pets
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target Audience

• Adults
• Females

Personal Suitability

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

Screening Questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• Do you live near the job location?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• Durée de l'emploi : Temporaire
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 16 hours per week