Personal Support Worker - Home Support

Work setting

• Work in employer's/client's home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer bedside and personal care
• Administer medications
• Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk
• Change non-sterile dressings
• Launder clothing and household linens
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• 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

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Persons with a disability
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with physical disabilities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

• Punctuality
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience
• Honesty

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan