Caregiver/Support Worker

Job summary

Provide personal care and support for clients with physical, medical, or memory impairments to assist with activities of daily living. Responsibilities include hygiene care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and assisting with prescribed exercises and mobility equipment.

Job details

At Right at Home Canada, we pride ourselves in offering a full range of exceptional support and care services for those with physical, medical, or memory impairment, at home, wherever home is to them. Do you want to be a member of a care team, have your voice heard, be respected for your personality and rewarded for the talent that you bring to the job? We offer our employees a chance to excel within a strong and supportive team environment, and value and respect as an integral member of our Care Team. Responsibilities Performs personal care and patient-specific activities that assist the patient with activities of daily living, including but not limited to: Help with client personal hygiene care Assist with dressing/undressing Prepare meals and food safety monitoring Accompany patient on errands or medical appointments Performs light housekeeping activities Provide medication reminders Assist with the prescribed range of motion exercises Use lifting equipment such as transfer belts and Hoyer lifts QUALIFICATIONS HCA certified or equivalent (previous experience will be considered) Ability to work independently and make decisions with the support of your team A Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Check required Excellent communication and listening skills Valid CPR & First Aid an asset Must have access to use of a vehicle Business insurance will be needed This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Right at Home Canada.

What you’ll do

Provide personal care and support for clients with physical, medical, or memory impairments to assist with activities of daily living. Responsibilities include hygiene care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and assisting with prescribed exercises and mobility equipment.

Requirements

Candidates should be HCA certified or have equivalent experience, with a valid Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Check. Must have access to a vehicle with business insurance and possess CPR and First Aid certifications.

Listed skills

• First Aid · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Personal Care · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Personal Care
• Patient Hygiene
• Meal Preparation
• Housekeeping
• Medication Reminders
• Range Of Motion Exercises
• Patient Transfer
• Communication
• Listening Skills
• First Aid
• CPR

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services