Job details
- Location: Ajax, ON
- Salary: 19.00 to 35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 50 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employment – Full time
- Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, On Call, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: Starts as soon as possible
- 5 vacancies
- In-house position at the agency
Overview
Languages
- English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
- 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Work in employer's/client's home
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Accompany patients on outdoor recreational activities
- Perform other duties related to personal care
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Weigh, lift, turn, and position patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Transport patients in wheelchairs or stretchers
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Provide personal care
- Provide companionship
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Mend clothing and linens
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Administer medications
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Experience and specialization
Work experience with special needs students
- Assistance with mobility
Additional information
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
Weight Handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgment
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.