Family Caregiver

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- **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
- ** Tasks**:

- Administer bedside and personal care
- Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
- Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
- Change non-sterile dressings
- Feed or assist in feeding
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Mend clothing and linens
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus
- Provide companionship
- Provide personal care
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- ** Target audience**:

- Elderly
- ** Cuisine specialties**:

- South Indian
- ** Security and safety**:

- Reference required
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Sitting
- Walking
- Work under pressure
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Punctuality
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- ** Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- **Support for youths**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- ** Support for Veterans**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- **Support for Indigenous people**:

- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers