personal care attendant - home care
Location
Richmond Hill, ON | Canada
Job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
Work site environment
Work setting
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Administer medications
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Persons with Alzheimer's disease
- Elderly
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Initiative
- Organized
- Patience
Job tags
Salary
