Family Caregiver

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 16 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
**Work setting**:

- Work in employer's/client's home
**Tasks**:

- Administer bedside and personal care
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Mend clothing and linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Cook
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
**Target audience**:

- Adults
- Females
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Reference required
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Patience
- Honesty
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?