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home support worker

CareGivers18 days ago
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Mid Level
full_time

About the role

Overview Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities Tasks

  • Administer bedside and personal care
  • Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
  • Launder clothing and household linens
  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Provide companionship
  • Provide personal care
  • Shop for food and household supplies
  • Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Certificate of Conduct
  • First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Experience with special needs children

  • Autistic children

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Reference required
  • Immunization records
  • Tuberculosis test
  • Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting
  • Walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Punctuality
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability

About CareGivers

Hospitals and Health Care
201-500

Founded in the mid-1990s, CareGivers is a Newfoundland-based private company formed to meet an increasing need for home care services for seniors and adults through the life cycle. Responsive to changing needs in our communities, we have since diversified the services we offer and the locations from which we operate. We now provide a wide range of services to both government-funded and private clients from our offices in St. John’s, Placentia, Grand Falls-Windsor and Corner Brook. Caregivers is a best practice organization with national accreditation.