Personal support worker – home support

Tobermory; Surrey; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheryl Rose Newman in Surrey, BC is seeking a Personal support worker – home support to join as permanent, full-time. The role requires self-motivation and excellent interpersonal skills, with shifts including evenings, weekends, and mornings.

You will assist clients with bathing, mobility, light housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, companionship, and pet care. Relevant certifications and a background check are expected.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is required.
• 1–2 years of related experience.
• Diploma in health aide/home attendant program.
• Certificates: CPR, First Aid, Health Care Aide, and PSW.
• Ability to lift 45–60 kg.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Provide companionship and social engagement.
• Prepare healthy meals and assist with shopping.
• Light housekeeping and laundering of linens.
• Assist with mobility and regular exercise (e.g., walking).
• Care for pets and assist with water activities if needed.
• Ensure a smoke-free work environment and perform duties professionally.

Skills

Fluent English

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Team player

Organization

Initiative

Punctuality

Patience

Honesty

Education

College/CEGEP certificate in health aide/home attendant

CPR Certificate

First Aid Certificate

Health Care Aide Certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

Sheryl Rose Newman situated in Surrey, BC is currently looking for applications for the role of Personal support worker – home support who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate for this position will be expected to start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or Full time job. The timings of shifts may be Evening, Weekend, Flexible Hours and Morning.

Employer Name: Sheryl Rose Newman
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $18.75 to $23.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Surrey, BC

• The candidate will be responsible for caring for pets.
• The candidate will be responsible for assisting clients in water (i.e. pool).
• The candidate will be responsible for assisting clients with bathing and other personal hygiene activities.
• The candidate will be expected to assist in regular exercise, such as walking.
• The candidate must launder clothing and household linens.
• The candidate must perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• The candidate must provide companionship.
• The candidate must go shopping for food and household supplies.
• The candidate must prepare and serve healthy meals.
• The candidate will be responsible for cooking.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years, or equivalent experience in home health aide/home attendant, and be registered in nursing, nursing administration, nursing research, and clinical nursing.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must have CPR Certificate, First Aid Certificate, Health Care Aide Certificate, and Personal Support Worker Certificate.
• The candidate must be able to lift between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs.).
• The candidate must be punctual.
• The candidate should be client focused.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
• The candidate must be capable of acting on their own initiative.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate must have patience.
• The candidate must be honest.
• The work environment is smoke-free.

Work setting

• The employee should be able to work in the employer’s/client’s home, have the ability to work at various site locations, and the specific period of progression is the annual review.
• The candidate should be willing to relocate whether the candidate would be ready to move into a new city/different city for a job.

Experience and specialization

• The target audience is people with disabilities.

Additional information

Security and safety

• The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should receive Other benefits, such as any accrued compensation or advantage of the executive other than accrued compensation payable on or after termination of employment under a plan, policy, or company program.