Job Description

Job Description

Foster Caregiver – Medically Enhanced Home (Wheelchair-Accessible)

Location:
Within your own wheelchair-accessible Alberta home. Edmonton and surrounding area. Opening your home to a youthis a life-changing commitment. For this youth, it also means providing hands-on medical and personal care every day, in a home built to meet their physical needs. We are looking for a caregiver with a medical or healthcare background to welcome a youth who uses a wheelchair full-time and depends on others for transfers, positioning, and personal care.

Our goal is a home where this youth is safe, comfortable, and treated with dignity, and where they are embraced as part of the family. This is a specialized, medically enhanced placement. The home, the equipment, and the caregiver's skills all need to be in place before a match can happen. Because the impact on the youth and your household is so significant, we want you to understand the responsibilities, expectations, and rewards before you apply.

If you are unsure whether your home or experience is the right fit, we welcome an open, honest conversation before you apply. Is Your Household Ready? Is your home fully wheelchair accessible, with a step-free entrance, a main-floor bedroom, and an accessible bathroom? Do you have a ceiling or floor lift in your home, or are you willing to have one installed?

Do you have a medical or healthcare background, with hands-on experience in lifts, transfers, and personal care (including peri-care)? Can one caregiver be home full time, every day, to provide 24/7 care and stability? Is your family willing to embrace cultural sensitivity, 2SLGBTQIA identities, and learn about Indigenous traditions? Are you willing to work closely with doctors, therapists, and a case team,



and attend frequent medical appointments?

Why Your Transparency Matters Our goal is to match this youth's medical, physical, and emotional needs with the home, equipment, and skills of one of our Independent Contractors. When expectations are clear from the start, we can prevent placement disruptions, which are especially hard on a youth who relies on others for every part of their daily care.

Home Accessibility Requirements Step-free entrance (level entry or ramp) and a step-free route to at least one emergency exit Doorways and hallways wide enough for a wheelchair (about 36 inches / 91 cm), with turning space in main rooms Private, unshared main-floor bedroom with a legal window, large enough for a hospital bed, a lift, and wheelchair turning space Accessible main-floor bathroom suited to bathing and toileting with a lift or bath/commode chair (roll-in shower or accessible tub preferred) Ceiling-track or floor lift in the home, or willingness to have one installed before placement Storage and charging space for mobility and medical equipment Wheelchair-accessible vehicle, or willingness to obtain one Medical Knowledge and Experience A medical or healthcare background, such as LPN, RN, Health Care Aide, Personal Support Worker, rehabilitation assistant, or disability support worker Experience using mechanical lifts (ceiling and floor), including sling selection and safe transfers Experience with peri-care, continence care,



and bowel and bladder routines, delivered with dignity and privacy Knowledge of skin integrity, repositioning schedules, and pressure-injury prevention Experience with wheelchair positioning and following therapist-directed routines (e.g., range of motion, stretching) Comfort giving medication and keeping accurate medical records Ability to recognize medical changes or distress and know when to seek help Physically able to perform safe transfers and personal care every day Willingness to learn youth-specific care from the medical team and complete any additional training required Requirements and Commitment Before Applying Canadian permanent resident (legally authorized to work in Canada) Proficient in both spoken and written English 21 years of age or older Financially reliable At least one caregiver home full-time, without outside employment that takes them away during the day Not providing any other services (forms of care) for other agencies Maintain proactive measures in obtaining a foster home licence from the Government of Alberta, which entails: Willingness to commit time to complete the HAR/SAFE Assessment process (minimum 3 interviews taking 2–4 hours) 1-hour check-in with the HAR Assessor after the above process is complete Completion of PRIDE Pre-Service training (GOA licensing requirement): 35 hours across 10 online sessions and 2 virtual check-ins, self-paced, completed within 12 weeks Provide 3 positive references Provide and pass medical clearance (physical and mental health) from your known family physician, including physical ability to perform transfers and personal care Excellent collaboration and communication skills Knowledge of de-escalation techniques, mental we

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