Personal support worker – home support
Beverley Hemstreet, based in Terrace, BC V8G 0E8. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Personal Support Worker – Home Support. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The employer expects the selected candidate to join and start work as soon as possible. It will be Permanent employment or a full-time job. The candidate must work on the day shift, and shift schedules have yet to be determined.
Employer Name: Beverley Hemstreet
Position: Personal support worker – home support
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $23.00 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Terrace, BC V8G 0E8
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Job Description
- The candidate must provide bedside and personal care.
- The candidate must administer medications.
- The candidate will be responsible for assisting clients with bathing and other personal hygiene activities.
- The candidate must assist with regular exercise activities, such as walking.
- The candidate must feed or assist in feeding the patient.
- 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.
- The candidate will be responsible for cooking.
Job Requirements
- The candidate should be fluent in English.
- The candidate must have a College, CEGEP, or non-university certificate or diploma from a program lasting 3 months to 1 year, or equivalent experience.
- The ideal candidate will have at least 2 to 3 years of experience in a related industry.
- The candidate must have a Personal Support Worker Certificate.
- The candidate must be able to handle a weight of up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- The candidate should be client-focused.
- The candidate should be dependable.
- The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
- The candidate should be organized and flexible.
- The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
- The candidate should be reliable.
- The candidate must have patience.
- The candidate must be honest.
Work site environment
- The work environment is smoke-free.
Work setting
- The candidate should work from a remote location, which is the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a central office operated by the employer.
- The candidate should work in a room and board-provided setting, dedicated to fostering a culture of well-being, where staff members thrive.
- The candidate should be willing to work in a rural area, where most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
- The employee should be able to work in the employer’s or client’s home and can work at various site locations. The annual review determines the specific period of progression.
- The candidate must work at the employer’s home.
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- The candidate must have experience in caring for adults and the elderly.
Additional information
Security and safety
- The candidate must provide valid reference information.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in positions that require bending, crouching, and kneeling.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
- The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
- The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in a sitting position.
- The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods.
- The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
Benefits
- The candidate should receive free parking; there is no additional charge for parking on the property.
- The candidate should receive on-site amenities, workplace amenities, and facilities that cater to the health, safety, welfare, and personal hygiene needs of employees.
- The candidate will receive on-site housing options as part of the benefits package.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying, apply through the given options.
By email
By mail
1080 Churchill Drive
Terrace, BC
V8G 0E8