personal support worker - home support

Halima House; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A personal care service provider in Toronto is seeking a Personal Support Worker to assist clients with daily living activities, including bathing, personal hygiene, and meal preparation. The ideal candidate will have at least a secondary school graduation certificate and a Personal Support Worker Certificate. This is a temporary position requiring 70 to 80 hours bi-weekly, focusing on providing care primarily for the elderly.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience in personal support roles.
• Availability for the advertised start date.
• Legally able to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and hygiene.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals.
• Perform light housekeeping and laundry.

Skills

Client focus

Punctuality

Dependability

Excellent oral communication

Organized

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

Job description

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• 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
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Shop for food and household supplies
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Target audience

• Elderly
• Females

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

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 available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Work Term : Temporary
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 70 to 80 hours bi-weekly