family caregiver

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Urban area
• Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder)
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Feed or assist in feeding
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Provide companionship
• Provide personal care
• Provide nursing care

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Tracheostomy care training
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Target audience

• Adults
• Males
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Terminally ill

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

• Between 45 and 60 kg (100-132 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• What is your current field of study?
• What is your current level of study?

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week