personal support aide - home aide

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. 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. 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.

Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk. Launder clothing and household linens. Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties. Provide companionship. Provide personal care. Prepare and serve nutritious meals. Target audience: Adults. Elderly. Persons with a disability. Persons with physical disabilities. Security and safety: Criminal record check. Basic security clearance. Reference required.

Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Sitting. Walking. Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs). 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. Patience. Honesty.

Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Evening. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Employment terms options: Day. Support for newcomers and refugees: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.