home support worker

home support worker

Offer parameters
Shelina Harji
$23 an hour
Port Coquitlam, BC, CA

Woke Type

permanent
full-time

About

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  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 40 hours per week
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : 7 months to less than 1 year

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
  • Room and board provided
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Urban area
  • Work in employer's / client's home
  • Employer's home

Tasks

  • Administer bedside and personal care
  • Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
  • 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
  • Plan therapeutic diets and menus
  • Provide companionship
  • Provide personal care
  • Prepare and serve nutritious meals
  • Cook

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

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

Target audience

  • Persons with Alzheimer's disease
  • Adults
  • Elderly
  • Females
  • Males
  • Persons with a disability
  • Persons with mental health disabilities
  • Persons with physical disabilities

Experience with special needs children

Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Work under pressure

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
  • Team player
  • Patience
  • Honesty

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?