Home Support Worker

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
• Urban area
• 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
• Feed or assist in feeding
• 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
• Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Administer first aid in emergency situations
• Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Persons with a disability

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

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 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
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• Parking available