Personal care provider - home care

Royal Oaks Care Home; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Oaks Care Home is seeking caring personnel to provide bedside and personal care at our Fort Saskatchewan facility. You will administer medications, assist with bathing, mobility exercises, and daily activities to support residents’ well-being.

The role requires English proficiency and a secondary school diploma, with on-site work only. Candidates should be able to handle physical tasks and provide compassionate, respectful care to seniors.

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing/home care setting
• English language proficiency required
• Secondary school graduation certificate required

Responsibilities

• Provide bedside and personal care to clients.
• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Assist with bathing and other personal hygiene tasks.
• Assist residents with home exercises, such as walking.
• Change non-sterile dressings.
• Collect specimens when required.
• Assist in feeding or feed residents who need help.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Deliver personal care to maintain residents' dignity.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals for residents.

Skills

Bedside care

Medication administration

Personal hygiene

Exercise assistance

Wound dressing

Meal preparation

Companionship

Personal care

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

• English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

7 months to less than 1 year

ON SITE

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

WORK SETTING

• Nursing home/home for the aged

RESPONSIBILITIES

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
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty