Disability Support Worker

Work setting

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

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
• 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
• Cook
• Assist clients/guests with special needs

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Adults
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Young adults

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Variable or compressed work week