personal support worker - home support
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Target audience
Security and safety
Financial benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Work in employer's/client's home
Tasks
- 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
- Change non-sterile dressings
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Community disability studies Certificate
- Geriatric Certificate
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Target audience
- Persons with Alzheimer's disease
- Adults
- Elderly
- Females
- Males
- Persons with a disability
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Terminally ill
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Honesty
Financial benefits
- Mileage paid
- Free parking available
- Parking available
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide personal and bedside care, administer medications, and assist clients with bathing, exercise, feeding, and dressing changes. Prepare nutritious meals, do light housekeeping and laundry, shop for supplies, and provide companionship in clients' homes.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience is required, along with 3 to less than 5 years of experience. Listed credentials include certificates in community disability studies, geriatrics, mental health first aid, CPR, first aid, health care aide, or personal support work; a criminal record check and references are also required.
Skills
- Personal Care
- Medication Administration
- Bathing and Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Exercise Assistance
- Wound Dressing Changes
- Feeding Assistance
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Companionship
- Meal Preparation
- First Aid
- CPR
- Communication
- Patience
- Dependability
- Client Focus
Benefits
- Mileage Paid
- Free Parking
- Parking Available
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Personal Support Worker
- Home Support
- Home Health Care
- Bedside Care
- Personal Care
- Medication Administration
- Bathing Assistance
- Exercise Assistance
- Non-Sterile Dressing Changes
- Feeding Assistance
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Companionship
- Meal Preparation
- Geriatric Care
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Disability Support
- Mental Health Support
- Terminal Illness Care
- Community Disability Studies Certificate
- Geriatric Certificate
- Mental Health First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
- Criminal Record Check