Full-Time Personal support worker – home support (Caregiver needed for an elderly woman)
Job Description
Languages
English
Education
Completion of high school
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Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Not required
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Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
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Type of Clientele
Elderly; Persons with a disability; Female
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Specific Skills
Prepare, cook and serve meals; Shop for food and household supplies; Launder clothing and household linens; Perform light housekeeping and cleaning; Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder); Provide personal care; Provide companionship; Administer bedside and personal care; Feed or assist in feeding; Change non-sterile dressings; Administer medications; Assist clients to walk; Aid clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
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Work Location Information
Work in employer’s/client’s home
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Transportation/Travel Information
Travel expenses paid by employer
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Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling
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Security and Safety
Criminal record check
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Essential Skills
Reading text; Writing; Communication; Decision making; Critical thinking; Job task planning and organizing; Significant use of memory
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Other Information
Optional accommodation available on a live in basis at no extra charge, note this is not a condition of employment.