Personal Support Worker

Work Term: Casual
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 10 to 44 hours bi-weekly
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
**Work setting**:

- Remote location
- Rural area
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
**Tasks**:

- Care for pets
- Administer bedside and personal care
- Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Collect specimens
- Demonstrate infant care to new parents
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Certificate
- Community disability studies Certificate
- Core competencies for public health in Canada Course
- Developmental services worker¿(DSW)¿Training
- Geriatric Certificate
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Relationship development intervention (RDI) training
- Tracheostomy care training
- Understanding and managing aggressive behaviour (UMAB) course
- CPR Certificate
- Certificate of Conduct
- First Aid Certificate
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
**Target audience**:

- Persons with Alzheimer's disease
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Convalescent
- Elderly
- Females
- Infant (3 months - 11 months)
- Kindergarten age (4 - 5 years)
- Males
- Newborn (including expecting mother)
- Over 12 years
- Persons with a disability
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- School age (6 - 12 years)
- Terminally ill
- Toddler to pre-school (1 - 3 years)
- Young adults
**Experience with special needs children**:

- Assistance with mobility
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Medical exam
- Tuberculosis test
- Reference required
- Vulnerable sector check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Public transportation is available
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel overnight
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
**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
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Team building opportunities