Health Care Assistant
3 weeks ago
The team at Home Instead has one goal in mind - to provide the best experience for our professional caregivers by providing flexible schedules, opportunities to grow your career further and rewarding work by enhancing the lives of aging adults in our community. Home Instead provides a variety of medical and non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their home and meet the challenges of aging with dignity, care, and compassion. If you're looking to make a difference and work with a team that’s here to support you, join us today
**As a Health Care Assistant with Home Instead, you will receive**:
- **Job training**:
- Initial and on-going job training is provided, including specialized training opportunities
- **Flexible schedules** - Shifts range from 2 to 12 hours long and occur on a weekly ongoing basis.
- **Work close to home** - Serve seniors in your own community
- **New friends** - Caregiving gives you the opportunity to meet new people and develop meaningful relationships
- **Personal satisfaction** - Your job will make a difference in someone's life
**While the exact services you deliver will depend on your skills, personality, and the needs of our clients, potential duties include**:
- Companionship and conversation
- Light housekeeping tasks and meal preparation
- Medication and appointment reminders
- Accompanying clients to appointments
- Contributing to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
- Dementia and Alzheimer's support
- Personal Care
- Mobility assistance
- Palliative Care
- Nurse Directed Services
**Requirements of the Position**:
- Visits can be 12 hours in length.
- Overnight & Day positions available.
- Clients home is located North Nanaimo.
- Observe and monitor clients progress, symptoms and behavioral changes and report significant observations.
- Aid with lifting and/or transferring of client following lifting/safety techniques.
- Own vehicle with valid auto insurance is not required, but considered an asset.
Job type: Full-time, Temporary
Learn how a career with us can be much more than just a job. Home Instead: To us, it’s personal.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 35 per week
**Salary**: $20.00-$22.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
**Education**:
- Secondary School (preferred)
**Experience**:
- Caregiving: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: On the road
Expected start date: 2023-04-17
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