home support worker
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Target audience
Personal suitability
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Various locations
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- 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
Target audience
- Elderly
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Honesty
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide bedside and personal care to elderly clients, including assistance with bathing, hygiene, exercise, and feeding. Prepare nutritious meals, do laundry and light housekeeping, shop for household supplies, and provide companionship.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate and 7 months to less than 1 year of experience are specified. The role requires English and emphasizes punctuality, dependability, efficient interpersonal skills, oral communication, flexibility, judgment, organization, and honesty.
Skills
- Bedside Care
- Personal Care
- Bathing Assistance
- Personal Hygiene
- Exercise Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Companionship
- Grocery Shopping
- Meal Preparation
- Oral Communication
- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Organization
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Home Support Worker
- Home Health Care
- Elderly Care
- Bedside Care
- Personal Care
- Bathing Assistance
- Personal Hygiene
- Exercise Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Companionship
- Grocery Shopping
- Nutritious Meal Preparation
- English
- On-Site Work