Developmental Support Worker / Personal Support Worker / Certified Nursing Assistant / Health Care Aide - Mississauga, ON - CAD$520.00/week
Description
About the Client:
We're seeking a compassionate caregiver for a 76-year-old woman recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who lives with her family in Mississauga. She is independent with mobility and personal care but experiences memory challenges and needs support with daily tasks, medication management, and cognitive redirection. She is domesticated and capable of basic activities but requires supervision, prompting, and gentle guidance to stay on track throughout the day.
Responsibilities:
- Provide supervision and prompting for light meal preparation while respecting her ability to help herself
- Monitor and remind about medication timing using organized pill boxes, including gentle redirection when she forgets whether doses were taken
- Accompany on daily walks with attention to safety, time management, and bladder control needs
- Assist with laundry tasks including operating washing machine/dryer and emptying garbage bins
- Support with grocery shopping and proper food storage, monitoring where items are placed
- Provide memory prompts and gentle redirection for cognitive support
- Maintain steady routines and offer light conversation for grounding
- Respect dietary restrictions including food allergies and no pork
- Complete daily reports documenting activities, observations, and any concerns
- Communicate proactively with family about significant issues
What We're Looking For:
- Experience supporting seniors with memory challenges and Parkinson's disease
- Strong ability to redirect and manage situations independently without relying on family members
- Patient, warm,
and conversational communication style
- Comfortable thinking quickly and problem-solving in real-time
- Reliable, punctual, and consistent
- Takes initiative while respecting client independence
- Clear communication skills with family
- Valid driver's license for occasional transportation
- Comfortable working in a home with security cameras
Schedule:
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 4-6 hours per visit during midday and afternoon hours. Different timing needed for each day. Flexibility with start date.
This role requires someone who can balance supervision with respect for independence, maintain routines, and redirect effectively during challenging moments like extended walks or confusion about completed tasks.
Pay & Hours
CAD$26.00/hr
Hourly rate
CAD$520.00/week
Per week
Estimated Earnings Based On 5 day(s)/week
Required Days
Monday 3:00pm-7:00pm
Tuesday 3:00pm-7:00pm
Thursday 3:00pm-7:00pm
Friday 3:00pm-7:00pm
Immediately
Location
Care needs
Mobility support
Medication reminders
Meal prep
Companionship
Requirements
Required languages
Considerations
Experience with dementia/Alzheimer's
Flexible with schedule changes
Additional Considerations
Caregiver must be skilled at gentle redirection and managing situations where the client may become stubborn or insistent (e.g., extended walks). Solid initiative and problem-solving abilities are essential, as the caregiver should be able to think quickly and redirect the client appropriately without always relying on family intervention. Experience with memory challenges and Parkinson's disease is important. The client tends to pack items away and forget about them, requiring monitoring. Cultural sensitivity and comfort working with a person of color is required.
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