Full-Time Personal support worker – home support (Small Options Home)
Job Description
Languages
English
Education
Completion of high school
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Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
First Aid Certificate; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
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Experience
Experience an asset
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Type of Clientele
Seniors; Persons with a mental health disability; Persons with an intellectual disability; Persons with a disability; Female; Male
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Specific Skills
Prepare, cook and serve meals; Plan menus for special diets; Shop for food and household supplies; Launder clothing and household linens; Perform light housekeeping and cleaning; Pay bills and take care of banking; Maintain household records and budgets; Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder); Teach homemaking or life skills; Provide personal care; Provide companionship; Feed or assist in feeding; Administer medications; Assist clients to walk; Aid clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
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Work Location Information
Various locations
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Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Sitting; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling
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Security and Safety
Bondable; Criminal record check
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Essential Skills
Reading text; Document use; Writing; Communication; Working with others; Problem solving; Decision making; Critical thinking; Job task planning and organizing; Finding information; Computer use; Continuous learning
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Other Information
Prefer 7 Core Competency, WHMIS and Food Handlers. This is an NSGEU Bargaining Unit Position. No phone calls & only those to be interviewed will be contacted.