personal support worker - home support

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Remote location
• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Collect specimens
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Plan therapeutic diets and menus
• Provide personal care
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Target audience

• Elderly
• Persons with a disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Terminally ill

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)
• Between 61 and 80 kg (133-176 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• What is your current field of study?
• What is your current level of study?

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week