home health care worker
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 to less than 7 months
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
Non-smoking
Work setting
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note : This is NOT a condition of employment
- Work in employer's / client's home
Tasks
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
Target audience
- Elderly
- Females
- Persons with a disability
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Weight handling
Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
Support for newcomers and refugees
Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
Support for youths
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
Support for mature workers
Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees