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
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Employer's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Certificate of Conduct
• First Aid Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Males
• Over 12 years
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Young adults

Experience with special needs children

• Assistance with mobility

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Subsidised public transportation
• Transportation provided by employer