Home-care Worker

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
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Mend clothing and linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Cook

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• Health Care Aide Certificate
• Personal Support Worker Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Persons with Alzheimer's disease
• Adults
• Elderly
• Males
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Confidential security clearance
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Honesty