- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
Work setting
- Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment
- Staff accommodation available
- Urban area
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Employer's home
Tasks
- Administer medications
- Launder clothing and household linens
- Mend clothing and linens
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Plan therapeutic diets and menus
- Shop for food and household supplies
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Cook
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Certificate of Conduct
- Health Care Aide Certificate
- Personal Support Worker Certificate
Target audience
- Adults
- Convalescent
- Males
- Persons with a disability
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Reference required
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Weight handling
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Patience
- Honesty
Screening questions
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
Health benefits
Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- On-site recreation and activities
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week
Support for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for Indigenous people
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
