Personal Support Worker

Quilt; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Quilt in Mississauga, ON is seeking a Developmental Support Worker / Personal Support Worker to care for a 76-year-old woman living with Parkinson's disease at home. The role focuses on daily tasks, medication reminders, memory redirection, and ensuring safety during mobility.

You will provide supervision, help with meals, laundry, shopping, and routine documentation, while maintaining independence and respectful communication with family.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting seniors with memory challenges and Parkinson's disease.
• Ability to redirect and manage situations independently.
• Reliable, punctual, and patient communication with family.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and prompt light meal preparation while supporting independence.
• Monitor medication timing and provide gentle redirection.
• Accompany daily walks with safety and time management.
• Assist with laundry, groceries, and food storage.
• Provide memory prompts and cognitive support.
• Maintain routines and engage in light conversation.
• Respect dietary restrictions and no pork.
• Complete daily activity reports and communicate with family.

Skills

Experience with dementia

Parkinson's care

Patience & empathy

Effective communication

Driver's license

Job description

Developmental Support Worker / Personal Support Worker / Certified Nursing Assistant / Health Care Aide - Mississauga, ON - CAD$520.00/week

Description

About the Client:

We're seeking a compassionate caregiver for a 76-year-old woman recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who lives with her family in Mississauga. She is independent with mobility and personal care but experiences memory challenges and needs support with daily tasks, medication management, and cognitive redirection. She is domesticated and capable of basic activities but requires supervision, prompting, and gentle guidance to stay on track throughout the day.

Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision and prompting for light meal preparation while respecting her ability to help herself
• Monitor and remind about medication timing using organized pill boxes, including gentle redirection when she forgets whether doses were taken
• Accompany on daily walks with attention to safety, time management, and bladder control needs
• Assist with laundry tasks including operating washing machine/dryer and emptying garbage bins
• Support with grocery shopping and proper food storage, monitoring where items are placed
• Provide memory prompts and gentle redirection for cognitive support
• Maintain steady routines and offer light conversation for grounding
• Respect dietary restrictions including food allergies and no pork
• Complete daily reports documenting activities, observations, and any concerns
• Communicate proactively with family about significant issues

What We're Looking For:

• Experience supporting seniors with memory challenges and Parkinson's disease
• Strong ability to redirect and manage situations independently without relying on family members
• Patient, warm, and conversational communication style
• Comfortable thinking quickly and problem-solving in real-time
• Reliable, punctual, and consistent
• Takes initiative while respecting client independence
• Clear communication skills with family
• Valid driver's license for occasional transportation
• Comfortable working in a home with security cameras

Schedule:

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 4-6 hours per visit during midday and afternoon hours. Different timing needed for each day. Flexibility with start date.

This role requires someone who can balance supervision with respect for independence, maintain routines, and redirect effectively during challenging moments like extended walks or confusion about completed tasks.

Pay & Hours

CAD$26.00/hr

Hourly rate

CAD$520.00/week

Per week

Estimated Earnings Based On 5 day(s)/week

Required Days

Monday 3:00pm-7:00pm

Tuesday 3:00pm-7:00pm

Thursday 3:00pm-7:00pm

Friday 3:00pm-7:00pm

Immediately

Location

Care needs

Mobility support

Medication reminders

Meal prep

Companionship

Requirements

Required languages

Considerations

Experience with dementia/Alzheimer's

Flexible with schedule changes

Additional Considerations

Caregiver must be skilled at gentle redirection and managing situations where the client may become stubborn or insistent (e.g., extended walks). Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities are essential, as the caregiver should be able to think quickly and redirect the client appropriately without always relying on family intervention. Experience with memory challenges and Parkinson's disease is important. The client tends to pack items away and forget about them, requiring monitoring. Cultural sensitivity and comfort working with a person of color is required.