Caregiver PSW

Job summary

The Caregiver provides personal care, homemaking, and companionship services to clients in their homes to support their daily living needs. They assist with hygiene, mobility, meal preparation, and medication management according to an established care plan.

Job details

Benefits: Training & development Competitive salary Flexible schedule Job Summary: The Caregiver PSW provides clients various personal care and homemaker/companion services in accordance with an established plan of care so that they can remain in their residence. Essential Functions: Personal Care Provide assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, nail /skin care, back care, foot care, shampoo, oral hygiene, ambulation, transfers, range of motion exercise, safe use of equipment and assistive devices (wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane), change of position, with toileting, commode, incontinent care, meal planning, preparation, and assistance with feeding Companion/Sitter/Household Management Provide companionship and respite services for family Perform homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms Medication Services Assist with medications that the client self-administers Qualifications/Educational Requirements: High school graduate or equivalent certificate Successful completion of a Provincial-approved Personal Support Worker, Certified Nurse Aide or Health Care Aide course, or equivalent is an asset. Meets passing criteria on PSW skills test. Meets passing criteria on DEARS test (Drugs and Ethics test) Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job Possess a valid driver's license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job This job description is used as a guide only and not inclusive of responsibilities and job duties.

What you’ll do

The Caregiver provides personal care, homemaking, and companionship services to clients in their homes to support their daily living needs. They assist with hygiene, mobility, meal preparation, and medication management according to an established care plan.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a recognized Personal Support Worker or Health Care Aide certification. Applicants must also possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel to client locations.

Benefits

• Training & development • Competitive salary • Flexible schedule

Listed skills

• Training · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Feeding · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred
• hygiène · Preferred
• Personal Care · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Personal care
• Homemaking
• Bathing assistance
• Dressing assistance
• Grooming
• Meal planning
• Medication assistance
• Companionship
• Respite services
• Ambulation assistance
• Transfer assistance
• Range of motion exercise
• Housekeeping
• Oral hygiene
• Toileting
• Meal Planning And Preparation
• Oral Hygiene
• Ethical Standards And Conduct
• Valid Driver's License
• Management
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Podiatry
• Mopping
• English Language
• Linens
• Personal Care
• Caregiving
• Skin Care

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Caregiver
• Caregiver / Personal Care Aide
• Companions and Valets
• Personal Care Aides
• Home Health and Personal Care Aides