live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities

Description

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
• or equivalent experience
Work site environment
• Non-smoking
• Scent free
Work setting
• Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
• Rural area
• Work in employer's/client's home
Tasks
• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• 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
• 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 personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Supervise and care for children
• Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
• Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
• Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Prepare infants and children for rest periods
Experience with special needs children
• Assistance with mobility
Security and safety
• Criminal record check
• Reference required
• Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
• Own transportation
• Willing to travel regularly
• Public transportation is not available
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
• 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
• Excellent written communication
Screening questions
• 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?
Other benefits
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Transportation provided by employer