Home health care worker

Work Term: Permanent

Work Language: English

Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

or equivalent experience

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

Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

Administer bedside and personal care

Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene

Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk

Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties

Provide companionship

Provide personal care

Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Target audience

Elderly

Females

Males

Persons with a disability

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Weight handling

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

Punctuality

Dependability

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Support for newcomers and refugees

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees