personal support worker - home support

WILBER BALUBAR; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a Personal Care Assistant to help elderly clients with daily activities, including bathing, hygiene, meal preparation, and companionship. Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and proven skills in client care. This is a temporary position requiring 40 hours of work per week in Vancouver's Metro area.

Benefits

Free parking available

Qualifications

• Experience with elderly care is preferred.
• Ability to perform light housekeeping and personal care tasks.
• Available for 40 hours of work per week.

Responsibilities

• Administer bedside and personal care.
• Assist clients with bathing and personal hygiene.
• Provide companionship and prepare meals.

Skills

Punctuality

Client focus

Dependability

Effective interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organizational skills

Reliability

Patience

Honesty

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Job description

Education :

Expérience :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home

Tasks

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

Target audience

• Elderly

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

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
• Patience
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Durée de l'emploi : Temporaire
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week