home health care worker

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Tasks

• 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
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Support for newcomers and refugees

• 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

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example : gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• 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