Awake Overnight Respite Caregiver

Regular Shifts: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday

Work Hours: 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM (10-hour awake overnight shifts)

We are looking for warm, attentive and reliable caregivers to provide awake overnight respite care for a youth with complex medical needs. Care is provided primarily in the family home and, occasionally, in hospital settings.

This role is best suited to someone who is calm, compassionate and comfortable providing steady, consistent personal care throughout the night. Previous caregiving experience is an asset, but training will be provided for the youth’s specific medical equipment, care routines and needs.

Medical tasks and care routines can be taught. What matters most to our family is finding someone who is kind, trustworthy, observant and genuinely dependable.

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

- loving, patient, gentle and non-judgmental
- honest, mature and dependable
- calm and attentive, particularly when responding to changes in the youth’s condition
- flexible, observant and resourceful
- comfortable working independently in a private home
- able to carefully follow established care routines and instructions
- committed to arriving reliably for scheduled shifts and providing consistent care

If you bring compassion, patience and resilience to your work, this can be a meaningful and rewarding caregiving role. Responsibilities The overnight shift runs from 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM and is fully awake. Applicants must be physically able to safely assist with transfers and lift approximately 50 lbs when required.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:





- chest physiotherapy
- suctioning
- monitoring and assisting with oxygen and BiPAP
- using a cough assist machine
- G-tube feeding
- medication administration
- seizure monitoring and following the established seizure-care protocol
- regular repositioning and comfort measures
- massage, stretching and muscle relaxation
- personal care, including oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, diaper changes and skin care
- monitoring the youth’s comfort and condition throughout the night
- following established care routines and communicating any concerns or changes to the family

Training will be provided for all medical equipment and youth-specific care routines.

Work Schedule

- Regular Working Shifts: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Shift Hours: 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM (10-hour fully awake overnight shift)
- Scheduling Flexibility: We are open to hiring either one caregiver who can reliably cover all four overnight shifts or two part-time caregivers who can each commit to two overnight shifts per week.

Consistency and reliability are essential because the youth requires continuous overnight care. Applicants should only apply for shifts they are able to commit to reliably on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

- Legal Work Eligibility:



Must be legally authorized to work in Canada and able to provide a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) upon hiring.
- Identification and Documentation: Original documentation confirming eligibility to work in Canada and government-issued photo identification will be required before employment begins.
- Criminal Record Check: A clear criminal record check, including vulnerable sector screening, completed within the last three months is required.
- Physical Ability: Must be able to safely assist with transfers and lift approximately 50 lbs when required.
- Reliability: Because this is overnight care for a youth with complex medical needs, dependable attendance and timely communication are essential.

About the Role As an Awake Overnight Respite Caregiver, you will be trained to follow an established care routine for a youth with complex medical needs.

You will work closely with the family and provide overnight monitoring, medication support, medical-equipment assistance, positioning and personal care.

We are looking for reliable caregivers who can build a trusting relationship with the youth and her family and become a consistent part of her care team.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Perks

- On-site parking

Application question(s):
- Do you have previous experience working awake overnight shifts?
- Have you had previous experience providing care in a private home and supporting an individual while working closely with their family?

Experience:
- caregiving: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Full-time Awake Overnight Respite Caregiver (40hours/week) (Edmonton)
🏢 Julia Qiu
📍 Edmonton