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home health care worker Verified

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Employer details Carelink Home Care Inc.

Job details

  • LocationVictoria, BC
  • Salary28.85 hourly / 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Morning
  • Start dateStarts as soon as 2024-06-10
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Other benefits
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Verified
  • Source Job Bank #2876489

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

  • Non-smoking

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Care for pets
  • Administer bedside and personal care
  • Administer medications
  • Assist clients in water (i.e. pool)
  • Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
  • Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
  • Change non-sterile dressings
  • Collect specimens
  • Feed or assist in feeding
  • Launder clothing and household linens
  • Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Plan therapeutic diets and menus
  • Provide companionship
  • Provide personal care
  • Shop for food and household supplies
  • Prepare and serve nutritious meals

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Health Care Aide Certificate
  • Personal Support Worker Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Persons with Alzheimer's disease
  • Adults
  • Convalescent
  • Elderly
  • Persons with a disability
  • Persons with physical disabilities

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Reference required
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Immunization records
  • Tuberculosis test
  • Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • 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
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Other benefits

  • Free parking available

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-06-06

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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