Overview

- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Work in employer's/client's home
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Administer medications
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Student status
- Full time enrollment
Target audience
- Elderly
- Persons with a disability
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required




Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Quick-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Honesty
Experience
- 1 to less than 7 months
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Day
Support for youths
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

📌 Home support worker (Markham)
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📍 Markham