Overview

- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Home health aide/home attendant
- Geriatric nurse/nursing
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Employer'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
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Collect specimens
- Demonstrate infant care to new parents
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Mend clothing and linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Cook
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses




- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Target audience
- Elderly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Experience
- 1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- Flexible schedule
- Morning
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

📌 Home support worker (Calgary)
🏢 CareerBeacon
📍 Calgary