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Job Details

Home Support Worker

Employer

Ho Family

Date Posted

September 28, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $18.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Oct 18, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Ho Family

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

Non-smoking

Work setting

  • Room and board provided
  • Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

  • 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
  • Feed or assist in feeding
  • Mend clothing and linens
  • Provide companionship
  • Provide personal care
  • Prepare and serve nutritious meals
  • Cook

Target audience

  • Adults
  • Elderly

Experience with special needs children

Assistance with mobility

Security and safety

Reference required

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sitting

Weight handling

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Punctuality
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills

Screening questions

Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day

Other benefits

Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for 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.)

Support for youths

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Home Support Worker is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Visiting Homemakers
SOCIAL

Interest in serving - assisting clients by administering bedside and personal care such as aid in walking, bathing, personal hygiene and dressing and undressing; by feeding or assisting in feeding clients; and in demonstrating infant care to new parents

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to maintain client files and plan meals and special diets

objective

Interest in handling the preparation of meals and special diets; may perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds; may perform routine health-related duties such as change non-sterile dressings, administer medications and collect specimens under the direction of a home-care agency supervisor or nurse

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