home support worker
- Bedford, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Financial benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
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
- Mend clothing and linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Financial benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide clients with bedside and personal care, including assistance with bathing, hygiene, exercise, and feeding. Prepare nutritious meals and therapeutic menus, do laundry and light housekeeping, shop for supplies, and provide companionship.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 7 months of experience are specified. A CPR certificate and a First Aid certificate are also listed.
Skills
- Bedside Care
- Personal Care
- Bathing and Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Exercise Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Laundry
- Mending Clothing and Linens
- Light Housekeeping
- Therapeutic Diet Planning
- Companionship
- Grocery and Household Shopping
- Meal Preparation
- CPR
- First Aid
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Home Support
- Bedside Care
- Personal Care
- Bathing
- Personal Hygiene
- Exercise Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Laundry
- Mending
- Light Housekeeping
- Therapeutic Diets
- Menu Planning
- Companionship
- Grocery Shopping
- Meal Preparation
- Nutritious Meals
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Rural Area
- Client's Home