live-in caregiver - seniors
Location
York, ON | Canada
Job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
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
- Employer's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Care for pets
- 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
- 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
- Cook
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Experience and specialization
Experience with special needs children
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Medical exam
- Drug test
- Tuberculosis test
- Adult Abuse Registry check
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel for extended periods
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Repetitive tasks
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
Job tags
Salary
$16.55 per hour
