Personal Support Worker - Home Support Job

Location:: 1900 City Park Drive suite, 3rd floor office 321, Gloucester, ON, K1J 1A3
Work location:: On site
Salary:: $36.10 hourly / 35 hours per week
Terms of employment:: Permanent employment, Full time, Early morning, Evening, Morning, Night, Day, Weekend, Overtime required
Start Date:: Starts as soon as possible
vacancies:: 5 vacancies

Job Description

• To provide in-home services to elderly clients, maintain safety standards, through the
provision of assistance with their activities of daily living, and fulfilling medical
requirements
• Carry basic health-related activities like changing non-sterile bandages, aiding with
medication administration, and collecting samples only under the supervision of a home
care agency supervisor or nurse
• Providing instruction on activities of daily living, via demonstrations, according to the
Client Care Plan
• Providing personal care as required, including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting,
feeding, and transfers/mobility
• Performing a variety of household duties such as light housekeeping, laundry, shopping,
to maintain a hygienic environment
• Planning and preparing nutritious meals including special diets as required by the Client
Care Plan
• Companying/escorting to medical appointments, as required, for support and/or
translation assistance
• To observe and report any changes or problems related to the client or client's
environment

Languages
English

Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience
Will train

On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities
Tasks
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Collect specimens
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household 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

Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Organized
• Patience
• Honesty

How to apply
By email:: [email protected]