Personal support worker – home support

Life At Home based in Gloucester, ON is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Personal support worker – home support who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The candidate who got selected will be required to start work as soon as possible. The vacancies refer to Casual employment or Part time leading to full time job. The shift timings include Day, Evening, Night, Flexible Hours and Morning.

Employer Name: Life At Home
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 4
Salary: $22.00 hourly / 10 to 50 hours per week
Employment type: Casual employment, Part time leading to full time
Location: Gloucester, ON

Job Description

• The candidate must provide bedside and personal care.
• The candidate must administer medications.
• The candidate will be expected to assist clients with bathing and other personal hygiene tasks.
• The candidate will be expected to assist in regular exercise, such as walking.
• The candidate must change non-sterile dressings.
• The candidate must feed or assist in feeding.
• The candidate must launder clothing and household linens.
• The candidate must perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties.
• The candidate must provide companionship.
• The candidate must provide personal care.
• The candidate must go shopping for food and household supplies.
• The candidate must prepare and serve healthy meals.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate or diploma in other trades or equivalent experience.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must have completed Developmental worker�(DSW)� Training.
• The candidate must have a CPR certificate, a First Aid Certificate, a Health Care Aide Certificate, and a Personal Support Worker Certificate.
• The candidate must be punctual.
• The candidate should be client focused.
• The candidate should be dependable.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must be flexible.
• The candidate must be capable of acting on their own initiative.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.

Work setting

• The candidate will be required to work in various locations.
• The candidate must work in the employer’s/client’s home.

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• The target audiences are people with Alzheimer’s disease, adults, the elderly, females, males, people with disabilities, and the terminally ill.

Additional information

Security and safety

• The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• Financial and Long term benefits will be provided to the selected candidate.
• Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Bonus.
• Under Long Term Benefits, the selected candidate will receive additional benefits.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, apply through the given options.

By email

[email protected]

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

• Proof of the requested certifications