Overview

- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
- Rural area
- Work in employer's/client's home
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Administer medications
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Cook
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Target audience
- Adults
- Persons with a disability
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Young adults
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
- Vulnerable sector check




Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
- Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Honesty
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Variable or compressed work week

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