Personal support worker - home support

Johanna; Town of Coronation; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional live-in accommodation

Job summary

Johanna is seeking a caregiver to provide bedside and personal care for clients in Alberta. The role involves assisting with bathing, feeding, exercise, and daily activities within the client’s home, including light housekeeping and companionship.

Requirements include secondary school graduation, and PSW/CPR/First Aid certifications. The position is on-site with optional live-in accommodation at no charge, not a condition of employment.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in caregiving.
• Secondary school graduation is required.
• PSW certificate and CPR/First Aid are preferred or required.
• Behaviour management Certification is listed among credentials.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g. walk
• 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

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Personal Support Worker Certificate

CPR Certificate

First Aid Certificate

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

• English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

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

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Non-smoking

WORK SETTING

• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Employer's home

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
• 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

CREDENTIALS

CERTIFICATES, LICENCES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND COURSES

• Behaviour management Certification
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Elderly
• Persons with a disability

EXPERIENCE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

• Assistance with mobility

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Walking
• Work under pressure

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

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