Caregiver

_**Applicants must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to be able to commute to clients home**_

**Looking for a health care aide or caregiver located in the Morinville area for a client in Morinville.**

**Required availability: Monday to Friday 11:30AM-2:00PM as well as every other weekend.**

**Company description**

Forever Home Senior Care is a family owned and operated business that provides Seniors with in-home care, so that they can remain comfortably in their own home for as long as possible.

**Job Description - Caregiver**

**Place of Employment**: Client homes, work sites outside of the client home as required and other work sites as required.

**Job Summary**: The Caregiver is a front line position acting as a representative of the company and providing the services offered by the company. The Caregiver duties are not limited to those listed as the position has a wide scope of duties at times dependent on the client and always under the auspices of the company. The Caregiver will mostly work independently of co-workers or supervisors and therefore must balance good judgement and initiative along with the policies of the company.

It should be noted that emphasis is for the Caregiver to involve the client in the care program to help provide the client with the basic standards of healthy living as follows:

- Physical Activity
- Mental Stimulation
- Personal Contact
- Independence
- Nutrition
- Relaxation
- Humour
- Dignity

**Work Hours**: This position may require various shifts at various times (including nights, weekends) in one or more work sites.

**Duties**: The following list of duties is a guideline of possible duties to be performed independently or as a group of duties in the course of working with the client. The Caregiver duties are not limited to those listed.

**Companionship**

Providing customers with a strong sense of self-esteem and independence. Taking a genuine interest in the client, their life and their environment will help create a true sense of companionship. Whether it is playing a favourite board game or card game, reading, taking a stroll or visiting with friends and neighbours, companionship provides the depth of our services.

**Housekeeping, Laundry, and Pet Care**

The Caregiver will provide dusting, washing hardwood and flooring, vacuuming carpets and furniture, changing bedding, scrubbing the bathroom; pre-washing, washing, drying, ironing and folding laundry; defrosting refrigerators/freezers; cleaning ovens/stoves and china cabinets; caring for house plants; taking out garbage and general tidying of living spaces as required or requested. It also includes caring for pets including grooming, feeding, exercising, walking, playing, cleaning up after the pet.

**Personal Care**

This including assisting with grooming needs such as hair care, shaving, cleaning teeth/dentures; supervising or assisting with tub baths, showers, sponge baths, and bed baths; assisting with dressing and undressing; assisting with mobilization activities including turning, transferring, exercising, and walking; assisting with toilet and/or commode needs; assisting with eating or feeding; monitoring vital signs such as blood pressures, pulse and respiration. It also includes the client to take their prescription medications. It does include cutting of toenails or fingernails, changing dressings, or administering medications unless specifically delegated by the supervising nurse.

**Kitchen Work**

Grocery shopping, preparing menus and meals, cooking, baking, serving, assisting with eating, washing and drying dishes and general tidying up is included.

**Transportation and Escort**

A Caregiver may drive their car and transport a client to an appointment or errand if the Caregiver has written authorization from the company to do so. The Caregiver may also escort the client to appointments or errands providing a helping hand or shoulder to lean on.

**Qualifications**:

- Experience working with seniors
- Current CPR and First Aid
- Vulnerable Sector police check required
- Valid driver’s licence and reliable transportation
- Ability to work independently.
- Able to work in a stressful environment.
- Must be physically and mentally fit to handle the demands of caregiving.
- Truly passionate about providing excellent care
- Enthusiasm about promoting and maintaining health
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and a willingness to go the extra mile for your clients
- A positive attitude
- Respectful and reliable

**General Notes**:
**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Application question(s):

- I'm available to work Monday to Friday 11:30AM-2:00PM as well as every other weekend? Yes or no? Please provide more information on availability.
- I have a valid driver's license and reliable vehicle and am willing to travel to clients homes? Must answer this question (Clients located in Morinville)

**Experience**:

- caregiving for seniors: