Caregiver/Support Worker(Chilliwack)

Job summary

The caregiver performs personal care and patient-specific activities to assist clients with daily living tasks. Responsibilities include meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and assisting with mobility exercises.

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 clients 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 as a private caregiver 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

What you’ll do

The caregiver performs personal care and patient-specific activities to assist clients with daily living tasks. Responsibilities include meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and assisting with mobility exercises.

Requirements

Candidates must be HCA certified or have equivalent experience and possess a valid Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Check. Access to a vehicle and valid CPR/First Aid certification are also required or considered an asset.

Listed skills

• Decision Making · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Personal Care · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Personal care
• Hygiene assistance
• Meal preparation
• Food safety monitoring
• Light housekeeping
• Medication reminders
• Range of motion exercises
• Lifting equipment operation
• Communication
• Listening
• Decision making
• Lifting Equipment
• Patient Transfer Equipment
• Business Insurance
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Microsoft Excel
• Housekeeping
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Listening Skills
• Personal Care
• Caregiving
• Activities Of Daily Living (ADLs)

Job areas

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