respite care aide

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 48 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Urban area
• Youth drop-in centre

Tasks

• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
• Serve meal trays and feed patients
• Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
• Supervise patients' exercise routines
• Bathe, dress and groom patients
• Transport patients between care facilities
• Answer call signals
• Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
• Administer first aid in emergency situations

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Immunization records

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• What is your current field of study?
• What is your current level of study?

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
• Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge